Frank Herne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
31 October 1989 Ficksburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
| University | University of the Free State | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Hooker | ||
| Current club | Pumas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009 | UFS Shimlas | 2 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010 | Free State Cheetahs | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Eastern Province Kings | 39 | (20) |
| 2013–present | Pumas | 71 | (110) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007 | S.A. Schools Academy | () | |
| 2011 | South African Kings | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | South Africa President's XV | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
Frank Herne (born 31 October 1989) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Pumas.[1][2]
He is a product of Grey College and featured for the South African Schools Academy side in 2007. He played in the 2009 FNB Varsity Cup for Shimlas and was part of the Free State Cheetahs squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup.
He played for the Eastern Province Kings between 2011 and 2012, but joined the Pumas 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]
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[6] Herne made just one appearances during the season, coming on as a replacement in the final.[7]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Frank Herne". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Frank Herne". worldartists.co.za. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ Bester, André (10 Oct 2012). "Groot haker-skuiwe by Pumas" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. Retrieved 10 Oct 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 7-24 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.