Norman Nelson

Norman Nelson
Personal information
Full nameNorman Tsimba Nelson
Born10 August 1983
Patensie, Eastern Cape
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School(s) attendedPatensie High School
Club information
Playing positionWing
Current clubGriffons
Youth career
2002–03Mighty Elephants
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2006–08Mighty Elephants48(150)
2009–10SWD Eagles20(77)
2010–13Eastern Province Kings45(130)
2013–→ Griffons23(70)
Representative team(s)‡
2007S.A. Sevens()
2012South African Barbarians (South)1(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 17 October 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 10 April 2013.

Norman Tsimba Nelson (born 10 August 1983) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Griffons.[1]

Career

Mighty Elephants / Eastern Province Kings

He played for the Mighty Elephants between 2006 and 2008, also representing the South African sevens rugby team in 2007.

In 2009, he moved to the SWD Eagles, but returned to play for the Eastern Province Kings in the 2010 Currie Cup First Division, where he finished joint top try scorer. He was named in the Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.[2]

Griffons

He joined Welkom-based side Griffons in 2013. He was a key member of their 2014 Currie Cup First Division-winning side. He played in the final and score a try shortly after half-time to help the Griffons win the match 23–21[3] to win their first trophy for six years.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Norman Nelson". sarugby.net. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Down Touch Griffons vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Currie Cup Griffons win First Division title". Sport24. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.