David Ribbans

David Ribbans
Personal information
Full name David George Ribbans
Born (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995
Somerset West, South Africa
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
School(s) attended Somerset College
Club information
Playing position Lock
Current club Stormers / Western Province
Youth career
2014–2016 Western Province
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2015–present Western Province 7 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2016.

† Appearances (Points).

David George Ribbans (born 29 August 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Super Rugby side the Stormers and Currie Cup side Western Province.[1] His regular position is lock.

Rugby career

2014–2016: Youth rugby / Western Province

Ribbans was born and grew up in Somerset West. He attended and played rugby at Somerset College,[2] and, despite never being selected to play provincial rugby at schoolboy level,[3] he joined the Western Province Rugby Institute after high school.[4]

He was included in the Western Province U19 squad that participated in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He didn't feature in the first seven rounds of the competition, but played off the bench in their next match against the Blue Bulls U19s[5] before being promoted to the starting lineup for their next match against the Golden Lions U19s[6] and remained in the starting lineup for the remainder of the competition. He scored a decisive try in their 21–20 victory over Eastern Province U19[7] as Western Province won nine of their twelve matches during the regular season to finish in third position on the log.[8] Ribbans helped his side to a 29–22 victory over Free State U19 in their semi-final,[9] and he won silverware the next week when Western Province beat the Blue Bulls 33–26 in the final in Cape Town.[10]

At the start of 2015, Ribbans featured in a friendly match for Super Rugby franchise the Stormers against fellow side Western Cape side the SWD Eagles,[2] and he also made his first class debut in March 2015, starting Western Province's 25–10 victory over another team from the Western Cape, the Boland Cavaliers, in Caledon in Round One of the 2015 Vodacom Cup,[11] his only appearance in the competition. In the second half of 2015, he played for the Western Province U21 team in Group A of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, where he quickly became a key player, featuring in ten of their twelve matches during the regular season. He scored a try against Free State U21[12] as Western Province finished top of the log, winning ten of their matches.[13] Ribbans started their semi-final match against the Golden Lions and scored a try five minutes before half time as his side ran out 43–20 winners.[14] He scored his third try of the season in the final, scoring Western Province's fourth of six tries in a 52–17 victory over the Free State U21s in Johannesburg[15] to win a youth competition for the second season in a row.

At the start of 2016, Ribbans was named in the Stormers squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season,[16] but didn't feature in any of their matches. He played in four matches for a Western Province team that finished top of the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series, winning thirteen out of their fourteen matches.[17] He once again reverted to the Western Province U21 side in the second half of the season, scoring a try against Sharks U21[18] in one of his six appearances in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He also made his debut in the Currie Cup Premier Division in 2016, coming on as a replacement in their 52–31 victory over Griquas in Kimberley.[19] He made a second appearance off the bench a week later against the Boland Cavaliers, scoring his first try in first class rugby.[20] It proved to be a vital try for Western Province who were 28–20 down at the time in a match they had to win to ensure qualification to the semi-finals, with fly-half Robert du Preez's subsequent conversion and penalty five minutes later enough to secure third place on the log for Ribbans' team.[21] Despite this, Ribbans didn't feature in their semi-final against the Blue Bulls, which Western Province lost 30–36 to be eliminated from the competition.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – David Ribbans". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "David Ribbans (Class of 2013)" (Press release). Somerset College. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Stormers | David Ribbans". Stormers. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cream of the crop chooses WPRI" (Press release). Western Province. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 44-29 WP U19". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 28-8 WP U19". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U19 21-20 EP Kings U19". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 22-29 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U19 33-26 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 10-25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 35-38 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 43-20 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52-17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "The Stormers : The Team". Stormers. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 40-16 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 31-52 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30-28 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 36-30 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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