Cameron Lindsay (rugby union)

Cameron Lindsay
Date of birth (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
SchoolMichaelhouse, KwaZulu-Natal
UniversityUniversity of Stellenbosch /
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Rovigo Delta
Youth career
2009 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2013 Maties ()
2014 NMMU Madibaz 5 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2017 Eastern Province Kings 18 (5)
2017–2020 Pumas 31 (5)
2020–2022 Griquas 23 (5)
2022–2023 Rovigo Delta 22 (0)
Correct as of 10 July 2022

Cameron Lindsay (born 15 October 1991) is a South African rugby union player for the Rovigo Delta in the Italian Top10.[1] His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth

Lindsay attended Michaelhouse school in KwaZulu-Natal and played for their Under-18 side at the 2009 Craven Week tournament.[2] In 2010, he moved to Cape Town to join Western Province. He made twelve appearances for the Western Province U19 side that won the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, although Lindsay was an unused substitute in the final.[3]

In 2012, he was included in the Western Province U21 squad for the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but failed to play for them. He did however play some club rugby for university side Maties in the Western Province Super League in 2012.[4] He was named in their squad for the 2013 Varsity Cup,[5] but once again failed to make any appearances.

At the end of 2013, he joined Port Elizabeth-based side the Eastern Province Kings on trial[6] and joined the university side affiliated with the Kings, the NMMU Madibaz for the 2014 Varsity Cup.[7] He started five of their matches to help them to the semi-final of the competition.

Senior career

Lindsay's performances in the 2014 Varsity Cup also earned him an inclusion in the Eastern Province Kings squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.[8] He was named in their starting line-up for their match against the SWD Eagles in George, making his first class debut in a 23–21 loss.[9] He retained his spot in the starting line-up for their next match against Boland Cavaliers, where he scored his first senior try.[10]

In June 2014, he was selected in the starting line-up for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He played the entire match as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.[11] In August 2022 he signed for the Rovigo Delta in the Italian Top10. He played for Rovigo for 2022−23 season.[12][13]

International career

In May 2019 he was included in a preliminary 23-men squad for the Germany national team.[14] His name was suggested to the German coach Mike Ford by another fellow South African coaching the German Sevens team, Vuyo Zangqa.

Lindsay has yet to make an appearance for the Springboks.

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cameron Lindsay". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "FS outclass Blue Bulls at Craven Week". SuperSport. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 20–26 Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Uitslae" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB Maties : 2013 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Kings se spankeuse 'n balanseer-toertjie" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB NMMU : 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Madibaz stars in Kings revamp". Herald Live. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 23–21 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 28–21 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 12–34 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  12. ^ "BENVENUTO CAMERON LINDSAY". Rugby Rovigo Delta. 23 August 2022.
  13. ^ "LA RUGBY ROVIGO SALUTA 11 GIOCATORI". Rugby Rovigo Delta. 8 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Vorläufiger Adler-Kader für Portugal: Starkes Aufgebot und harter Konkurrenzkampf um 23-Kader". Total Rugby (in German). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.