Wiehan Hay (born 2 February 1992 in Kempton Park, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for Cognac-Saint Jean D'Angely in the Fédérale 1 in France.[1] His regular position is lock, but he has also played prop at youth level.
| Date of birth | 2 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kempton Park, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Jeugland Hoërskool, Kempton Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Youth edit
He represented East Rand side Falcons at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2008, as well as the Under-18 Craven Week in 2010, where he played as a tighthead prop.
The following year, he joined Pretoria-based side the Blue Bulls and was named on the bench on four occasions, but made just one appearances for them during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship. A move to the Sharks followed and he became a regular for their Under-21 side during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring one try against the Free State U21[2] in his thirteen appearances.
Sharks edit
His first class debut came during the 2013 Vodacom Cup when he was included in the run-on side that played beat the Free State XV 34–33 in a match in Durban. He was named in their Currie Cup squad for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division and made his first appearance in this competition in their match against Griquas in Durban, but was forced off through an injury in the first half.[3][4] He was released by the Sharks in November 2015.[5]
References edit
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Wiehan Hay". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State 16–39 The Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Wiehan moet staal bring" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 18–21 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Training squad announcement" (Press release). Sharks. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.