Shane Spring
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Michael Spring | ||
| Born | 25 March 1988 King William's Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Dale College | ||
| University | ETA College | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker / No 8 / Winger | ||
| Current club | Old Selbornians | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–06 | Border Bulldogs | ||
| 2007–08 | Natal Sharks | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2015– | Old Selbornians | 4 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–13 | Border Bulldogs | 42 | (40) |
| 2014 | Baia Mare | 8 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 March 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Shane Michael Spring (born 25 March 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with amateur side Old Selbornians.[1] His regular position is loose-forward or winger.
Career
Youth
He represented the Border Bulldogs at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2004, and the Under–18 Craven Week in both 2005 and 2006. He then joined the Natal Sharks, where he was included in their Under–19 squad in 2007 and their Under–21 squad in 2008.
He was also included in national team training groups at Under–16[2] and Under–20 level.
Border Bulldogs
His senior debut came when he returned to the Border Bulldogs for the 2011 Vodacom Cup season when he played in the opening day defeat to the Leopards.[3] He established himself as a regular for the Bulldogs, playing in the majority of the games for them between 2011 and 2013.
Baia Mare
He was released by the Border Bulldogs at the end of 2013 and joined Romanian SuperLiga side Baia Mare.[4] He scored two tries for them during the 2014 Superliga season[5] to help them win the title.[6]
Old Selbornians
He was released by Baia Mare at the start of 2015[7] and returned to South Africa. He joined Old Selbornians club and was included in their squad to participate in the 2015 SARU Community Cup.[8]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Shane Spring". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "Talle spelers van WP pronk in SA groen groep". Die Burger. Media24. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ "Border vs Leopards". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ "CSM Ştiinţa şi-a prezentat noile transferuri" (in Romanian). Rugby Baia Mare. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "SuperLiga Player Profile Shane Spring" (in Romanian). SuperLiga. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "CSM Stiinta Baia Mare, campioana editiei 2014 a SuperLigii CEC Bank" (in Romanian). SuperLiga. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "CSM Știința Baia Mare le-a reziliat contractele lui Spring și Taufa" (in Romanian). Ziarul de Sport. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Old Selbornians SARU Community Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.