Travis Ismaiel

Travis Ismaiel
Personal information
Full nameTravis Keenan Ismaiel
Born2 February 1992
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School(s) attendedTygerberg High School, Parow
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Club information
Playing positionWinger
Current clubBlue Bulls
Youth career
2011–Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2013UP Tuks0(0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2012–Blue Bulls19(45)
2014–Bulls1(0)
Representative team(s)
2012S.A. Under-201(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 13 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 8 August 2013.

Travis Keenan Ismaiel (born 2 June 1992 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls.[1] His regular position is winger.

Career

Youth

He played for the Blue Bulls U19 team in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for the Blue Bulls U21 team in 2012 and 2013.

He was included in the S.A. Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship competition and made one appearance for them, in their pool stage match against Italy.[2] He was also an unused substitute in the final against New Zealand.[3]

Blue Bulls

He made his first class debut for the Blue Bulls in their opening match of the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, starting their match against Griquas.[4] He scored his first senior try a week later, when he dotted down in the 78th minute against the Pumas.[5] He made seven appearances in total in that competition, scoring six tries.

His Currie Cup debut came later in the same year, when he was included in the Blue Bulls starting team to face Western Province in the opening match of the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[6]

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Travis Ismaiel". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Italy". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. "Match Breakdown: New Zealand vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  6. "Bulls now take their orders in English". SuperSport. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.