Basil Short

Basil Short
Personal information
Full nameBasil Gordon Short
Born19 May 1991
Vryheid, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
School(s) attendedStanderton High School, Standerton
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Club information
Playing positionProp
Current clubBlue Bulls
Youth career
2011–Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2012–UP Tuks17(15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2012–Blue Bulls18(10)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 October 2014.
† Appearances (Points).

Basil Gordon Short (born 19 May 1991 in Vryheid, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls.[1] His regular position is prop.

Career

Youth

Short played at Under-21 level for the Blue Bulls in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions, helping the Blue Bulls to win both those competitions.

He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the Pretoria-based university side UP Tuks between 2012 and 2014, picking up a winner's medal in the first two seasons. He was also included in a South African Universities side in 2013.[2]

Blue Bulls

His first class debut came during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. He came off the bench during the second half of their match against Griquas at Loftus Versfeld.[3] He scored his first try in first class rugby two weeks later against Gauteng rivals the Golden Lions in the same competition[4] and made seven appearances in total.

A further two appearances followed during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and an additional seven in the 2014 Vodacom Cup.

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Basil Short". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. "SA Universities squad named to face Namibia". Rugby15. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2014.