Alshaun Bock
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alshaun Gerswon Bock | ||
| Born |
16 May 1982 Welington, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Weltevrede Senior Secondary | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Current club | Griquas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2011 | Hamiltons | () | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2002–2004, 2007–2008 | Boland Cavaliers | 38 | (95) |
| 2005–2006 | Griquas | 22 | (65) |
| 2009 | Western Province | 1 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | SWD Eagles | 64 | (275) |
| 2016–present | Griquas | 18 | (50) |
| 2017–future | Kings | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2003 | South Africa Sevens | () | |
| 2003 | South Africa Under-21 | 5 | (45) |
| 2013 | South Africa President's XV | 3 | (10) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
Alshaun Gerswon Bock (born 16 May 1982) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Kings in Super Rugby and with Griquas in the domestic Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is winger.
Career
He started playing for Boland Cavaliers in 2002 and his performances lead to his inclusion in the South Africa Under-21 team for the 2003 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in England, scoring nine tries in five games. He was also called up to the South Africa Sevens team for the Hong Kong Sevens in the same year.
Another season at Boland Cavaliers followed before he joined Griquas in 2005, where he had a successful two seasons. He then returned to Boland Cavaliers for 2007 and 2008. A solitary first class performance for Western Province followed in 2009, but he spent most of his time playing club rugby for the Hamiltons RFC in Cape Town.
He got another shot at playing first class rugby in 2012, however, when he was signed by the SWD Eagles.[2] He was given a two-year contract extension in 2013.[3]
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[4] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[5]
Griquas
He joined Kimberley-based side Griquas for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[6]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Alshaun Bock". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ Green, Michael (11 November 2011). "Gewese OP-kaptein mik hoog by Arende". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "'Kings moet tuis kóók'". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). Media24. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "VS o.21-losskakel beskikbaar vir Griekwas". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.