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Carel Greeff
Full nameCarel Frederik Kirstein Greeff
Date of birth (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthKlerksdorp, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
SchoolSchoonspruit High School
UniversityBCom Financial Management / Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Exeed College United Arab Emirates
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number Eight
Current team Rugby Rovigo Delta
Youth career
2006–2008 Leopards
2009 Sharks
2011 Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Wits 7 (25)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Golden Lions XV 1 (0)
2013–2015 Griquas 50 (160)
2014–2015 Cheetahs 6 (10)
2016–2017 Pumas 31 (45)
2017–2020 I Medicei 52 (75)
2020-2022 Rovigo Delta 18 (40)
Correct as of 7 September 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 S.A. Elite Squad

Carel Frederick Kirstein Greeff (born 20 May 1990) is a retired South African rugby union player. His last team was Italian Top12 side Rugby Rovigo Delta.[1][2] His regular position was loose-forward.

Career[edit]

Youth[edit]

He represented the Leopards at the 2006 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, 2007 Under-18 Academy Week and 2008 Under-18 Craven Week competitions. His performances in the latter also resulted in his inclusion in an Under-18 South African Elite squad in 2008.

The then joined the Sharks and was included in their U19 squad for the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.

MTN Golden Lions[edit]

In 2011, he made his first class debut for the Golden Lions in a compulsory friendly match prior to the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division season, starting the match against the Falcons.[3] He never appeared in the competition proper, instead representing the Golden Lions U21 team in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, making twelve appearances.

Varsity Cup Rugby[edit]

He played in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition for Wits, scoring five tries in seven appearances,[4] making him the joint top try scorer in the competition.

GWK Griquas[edit]

He then joined Griquas before the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his debut for them in the opening match of the season, coming on as a half-time in their match against the Sharks in Durban.[5] He scored a try in injury time to tie the score 30–30 and a Nico Scheepers conversion gave Griquas a dramatic victory.[6]

Toyota Free State Cheetahs[edit]

In 2014, Greeff was included in the Cheetahs squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. He was named on the bench for their matches against the Force[7] and the Brumbies,[8] but didn't get playing time.

However, on 24 May 2014, he made his Super Rugby debut against the Stormers in Cape Town, coming on as a reserve flank.[9]

Steval Pumas[edit]

Greeff signed a two-year contract with Port Elizabeth-based Super Rugby side the Eastern Province Kings prior to the 2016 season.[10] However, after the side failed to pay players' salaries, allowing all players to join other teams,[11] Greeff moved to Nelspruit to join the Pumas on a two-year deal instead.

Toscana Aeroporti I Medicei[edit]

Greeff moved to Italy to join National Championship of Excellence side I Medicei in 2017.[12]

He played a total of 52 games and scored 75 points for I Medicei in 3 full seasons.[13]

Rugby Rovigo Delta[edit]

In 2020, Greeff signed a two-year contract with the Top12 side to officially join Rugby Rovigo Delta. In 2021 Carel Greeff scored the final tries in the Semi-Final and Final to secure a dramatic 13th Italian National Championship for Rugby Rovigo Delta. At the end of the 2022 rugby Season Carel retired from professional rugby[14][15]

Retirement[edit]

After his retirement in 2022, he moved to Abu Dhabi with his wife Aloise Greeff, who is a primary school teacher and his son Benjamin. After obtaining his degree in finance and management from the University of South Africa he began working as a manager of a local goods store. He changed positions in 2023 where he began to work as a manager of Abu Dhabi rugby club. As of 2023 he is also expecting his second child with wife Aloise Greeff.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Carel Greeff". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ rugbyrovigodelta. "Dettaglio news". Rugby Rovigo Delta (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 28–25 MTN Golden Lions XV". South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks 30–32 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Late score clinches dramatic Griquas win". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 16–23 Force". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 27–21 Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Stormers 33–0 Toyota Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Blitse kan Hawies Fourie geskenk gee". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Kings facing player exodus?". Rugby365. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Il numero 8 sudafricano Carel Greeff è un giocatore della Toscana Aeroporti I Medicei" (Press release). I Medicei. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Carel Greeff è della FemiCz Rovigo, è ufficiale". www.rovigooggi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Carel Greeff è della FemiCz Rovigo, è ufficiale". www.rovigooggi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  15. ^ "IN BOCCA AL LUPO RAGAZZI!". Rugby Rovigo Delta.
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