Doppies la Grange

Doppies la Grange
Personal information
Full nameGideon la Grange
NicknameDoppies
Born2 December 1981
Sasolburg, South Africa
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School(s) attendedPort Natal High School, Durban
UniversityRand Afrikaans University
Club information
Playing positionCentre
Youth career
2002Golden Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2003–12Golden Lions102(135)
2003–06Cats17(5)
2007–12Lions52(20)
2012–13Benetton Treviso9(10)
2014Griquas6(0)
2003–14Total186(170)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2014.
† Appearances (Points).

Gideon "Doppies" la Grange (born 2 December 1981 in Sasolburg, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played as a centre between 2003 and 2014.

Career

Golden Lions / Lions / Cats

He spent the majority of his career at Johannesburg-based side the Golden Lions. Between 2003 and 2012, he made in excess of 100 appearances for the side in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions. He also played for their affiliated Super Rugby team – called the Cats until 2006 and the Lions since 2007 – during the same period, making 69 appearances and scoring five tries.

Treviso

He signed a two-year contract at Benetton Treviso prior to the 2012–13 Pro12 season.[1] However, in October 2013, after an injury-ridden spell at Benetton Treviso, he left the club, having made just nine appearances and scoring two tries.[2]

Griquas

He returned to South Africa to join Griquas for a short spell during the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made six appearances during the competition before retiring from the sport after their final match of the season against the Blue Bulls.

References

  1. "Doppies quits Lions for Italy". sport24.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. "Doppies La Grange lascia il Benetton Rugby" (in Italian). rugbymercato.it. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

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