George Tossel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George de la Rey Tossel | ||
| Born |
5 March 1988 Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Middelburg Technical High School | ||
| University | North-West University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre / Winger / Fullback | ||
| Current club | Hamiltons | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Pumas | ||
| 2007–09 | Natal Sharks | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–09 | West Park St Helens | 10 | (24) |
| 2011 | NWU Pukke | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | Hamiltons | 0 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–15 | Leopards | 56 | (132) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 May 2015. | |||
George de la Rey Tossel (born 5 March 1988 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province Super League club side Hamiltons.[1] He usually plays as a centre, but can also play as a winger or a fullback.
Career
Youth and amateur rugby
After playing schoolboy rugby at Middelburg Technical High School, Tossel was included in the Pumas squad for the 2006 Under-18 Craven Week tournament. He moved to Durban, where he joined the Natal Sharks Academy. For the 2008–09 season, Tossel had a spell at English North 1 West side West Park St Helens[2] before returning to Durban.
In 2010, he joined the Pumas and was named in their Vodacom Cup squad, but failed to make an appearance. In 2011, he made appearances for NWU Pukke during the 2011 Varsity Cup competition.
Leopards
2011 saw Tossel join Potchefstroom-based side Leopards. He made his first class debut for them in their 2011 Vodacom Cup match against Boland Cavaliers.[3] He also made his Currie Cup debut in the same season, making twelve appearances in a disappointing campaign that saw the Leopards being relegated to the First Division. He did contribute three tries during the season though, the first of those coming against the Pumas.[4]
An injury-plagued 2012 saw him play just three matches, although he did score three tries, including a brace in their match against the Griffons.[5] A return to regular rugby saw Tossel contribute four tries in 21 appearances during the 2013 Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup seasons.
In 2014, Tossel scored nine tries in just seven matches in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition to finish as the joint-leading try-scorer for the competition.[6] This try haul included a hat-trick scored against the Falcons in Kempton Park[7] and two tries against the Pumas in Middelburg, where Tossel went to high school.[8]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile George Tossel". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "West Park St Helens (28) vs (24) Cleckheaton". Pitchero. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Platinum Leopards vs Ford Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Griffons vs Platinum Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Vodacom Cup Try Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Valke vs Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Steval Pumas vs Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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