Stephan Greeff

Stephan Greeff
Date of birth (1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)
SchoolGill College, Somerset East
UniversityUnisa,University of South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
2007 Eastern Province Country Districts
2008–2011 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Maties 1 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011 Western Province 6 (0)
2012–2013 Golden Lions XV 2 (0)
2012 Lions 5 (0)
2013 Golden Lions 2 (0)
2013 Leopards 2 (0)
2014–2015 Griquas 23 (0)
2016–2017 Pumas 23 (5)
2017–2019 Southern Kings 32 (5)
2017–2018 Eastern Province Elephants 2 (0)
Correct as of 4 May 2019

Stephan Greeff (born 24 December 1989 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. His regular playing position is lock.

Career

Youth and Varsity rugby

Greeff represented the Eastern Province Country Districts side at the 2007 Under-18 Academy Week competition before moving to Cape Town to join Western Province. He played for the Western Province U19 side in 2008 and for the Western Province U21 side in 2009 and 2010.

In 2011, he also made a single appearance for the Maties in the Varsity Cup.

Western Province

He made his senior debut for Western Province in the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a late substitute in their match against the Boland Cavaliers.[1] He made another three appearances in that competition, as well as one in the 2011 Vodacom Cup and another in a compulsory friendly match against Boland Cavaliers prior to the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division.[2]

Lions / Golden Lions

He joined Johannesburg-based side the Golden Lions in 2012, where he was immediately included in their Super Rugby side, the Lions. He made his Super Rugby debut in the second match of the Lions' 2012 Super Rugby season, starting their match against the Hurricanes.[3] He made one more start (against the Bulls),[4] as well as three substitute appearances. He also made one appearance for the Golden Lions in the 2012 Vodacom Cup, but then suffered a leg fracture,[5] which ruled him out of the remainder of the season.

He returned the following season, making one appearance in the 2013 Vodacom Cup and two in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, but fell out of favour and joined the Leopards for a loan spell during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division and Griquas in 2014.[6]

Pumas

He joined Nelspruit-based side the Pumas for the 2016 season.[7]

  • "SA Rugby Player Profile – Stephan Greeff". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  • "Lions profile". Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  • "itsrugby.co.uk profile". Retrieved 21 January 2014.

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Kavaliers 37–28 Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 22–15 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Lions 28–30 Hurricanes". South African Rugby Union. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Lions 18–32 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Lions lick wounds after 6th loss in row". The Sowetan. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Engledow kies Leeus se Greeff op bank". Media24 (in Afrikaans). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Steval Pumas 2016 signings". Rugby15. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2015.