Alshaun Bock
| Full name | Alshaun Gerswon Bock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 May 1982 Welington, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Weltevrede Senior Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alshaun Gerswon Bock (born 16 May 1982) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the SWD Eagles in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is winger.
Career
[edit | edit source]Bock started playing for Boland Cavaliers in 2002 and his performances led 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.
Bock 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
[edit | edit source]Bock joined Kimberley-based side Griquas for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[6]
Southern Kings
[edit | edit source]Bock joined the Southern Kings for the 2017 Super Rugby season. He made his Super Rugby debut for them in their match against the Sharks, at 34 years, 306 days becoming the fourth oldest debutant in the history of the competition.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Alshaun Bock at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1982 births
- Boland Cavaliers players
- Griquas (rugby union) players
- Stormers players
- SWD Eagles players
- People from Wellington, Western Cape
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- Southern Kings players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- Eastern Province Elephants players
- Rugby union players from the Western Cape