Fred Zeilinga
| Full name | Frederik Johannes Zeilinga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Glenwood High School, Durban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederik Johannes Zeilinga (born 11 December 1992) is a South African rugby union player for Canon Eagles in the Japanese Top League.[1] His regular position is fly-half.
Career
[edit | edit source]Youth
[edit | edit source]Zeilinga represented the Sharks at Under-13, Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 levels between 2005 and 2012.
Sharks
[edit | edit source]In 2011, he made his first class debut for them in the Vodacom Cup competition in the season-opening game against the Blue Bulls.[2] He missed a conversion two minutes after coming on, but did convert one ten minutes later to help his team to a 30–19 victory.
He made three more substitute appearances during 2011 and was promoted to first choice fly-half for the Sharks during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, making a further seven starts. He also finished as top scorer in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 154 points in his ten appearances.[3]
He also took over the kicking duties during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, where he once again scored in excess of 100 points in the season.[4]
Sharks
[edit | edit source]He was included in the Sharks squad for their final match of the 2013 Super Rugby season against the Southern Kings. He did appear as a substitute to make his Super Rugby debut and also scored a try in a 58–13 victory.[5]
Cheetahs
[edit | edit source]In May 2015, Zeilinga signed a contract to join Bloemfontein-based outfit the Free State Cheetahs.[6]
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- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Sportspeople from Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Afrikaner people
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Yokohama Canon Eagles players
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal
- Alumni of Glenwood High School (Durban)
- South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- 21st-century South African sportsmen