Grant Hermanus

Grant Hermanus
Personal information
Full name Grant Hagan Hermanus
Born (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995
Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
School(s) attended Paarl Gimnasium
Club information
Playing position Winger / Fullback
Current club Western Province
Youth career
2012–2016 Western Province
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2015–present Western Province 14 (64)
Representative team(s)‡
2013 South Africa Schools 2 (3)
2015 South Africa Under-20 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 22 June 2015.

Grant Hagan Hermanus (born 10 November 1995 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province.[1] He can play as a winger or a fullback.

Career

Youth

Hermanus was selected to represent Western Province at the premier South African rugby union competition for high schools, the Under-18 Craven Week, in 2012 in Port Elizabeth. He made three appearances and scored one try in their match against South Western Districts.[2]

Still eligible to play at Under-18 level the following year, he was once again called up to represent the Western Province team at the 2013 tournament in Polokwane, this time playing as their main kicker. He scored 45 points in three matches, consisting of twelve conversions and seven penalties.[3] His performances also led to his inclusion in the 2013 South African Schools team. He played two matches for them; he played in their match against England, scoring an early penalty to set them on their way to a 19–14 victory.[4] He also played in a 14–13 win over Wales eight days later.[5]

After finishing high school, Hermanus joined the Western Province Rugby Institute in 2014. He was a member of the Western Province U19 side that participated in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He made eight starts for the side during the regular season of the competition – scoring two tries in their Round Eight match against the Blue Bulls U19[6] – to help them qualify for the semi-finals. He started their 29–22 victory over Free State U19 in the semi-finals[7] and also ended up on the winning side of the final, with his side running out 33–26 winners over the Blue Bulls U19 in the final in Cape Town.[8]

In April 2015, he was included in a South African Under-20 squad to tour Argentina as final preparation prior to the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship:[9] He scored a try in their 25–22 victory over Argentina in the first match[10] and played the full 80 minutes of the second match.[11]

Upon the team's return, he was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[12] He didn't feature in their match in Pool B of the competition, a 33–5 win against hosts Italy,[13] but started their 40–8 win against Samoa[14] and played off the bench in a 46–13 win over Australia[15] to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. He didn't play in their semi-final match against England, which they lost 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession,[16] but did come on as a replacement in their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.[17]

Western Province

He made his first class debut for Western Province during the 2015 Vodacom Cup; he started their second match of the season against a Sharks XV and also scored his first try in this match, dotting down just after half-time in a 32–12 victory over their Durban rivals.[18] He also played in a 19–13 victory over the Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Grant Hermanus". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP 39-33 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2013 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 19-14 England". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 14-13 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 44-29 WP U19". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 22-29 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U19 33-26 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Italy U20 5-33 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 40-8 Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 46-13 Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 20-28 England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France U20 18-31 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 32-12 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 13-19 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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