Heinrich Roelfse
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Heinrich Rashid Roelfse | ||
| Born | 25 January 1990 Mossel Bay, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | George High School, George | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Tighthead prop | ||
| Current club | Griffons | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | SWD Eagles | ||
| 2009–11 | Griffons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012– | Griffons | 47 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 October 2015. |
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Heinrich Rashid Roelfse (born 25 January 1990 in Mossel Bay, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Griffons.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.
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Career
Youth
Roelfse went to school in George High School and earned a selection to the 2008 South Western Districts Under-18 Craven Week squad. In 2009, he moved to Welkom to join the Griffons rugby team. He played for the Griffons U19 side in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship and then progressed to the Griffons U21 side, making eleven appearances for them in the 2010 and 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championships.
Griffons
He was included in the Griffons' senior squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut playing off the bench in their opening match of the competition against Griquas in Kimberley, with the Griffons suffering a 55–10 loss against their Cheetahs franchise partners.[2] Roelfse was named in the run-on sides of their remaining five matches of the competition, with the Griffons only winning their match against the Falcons[3] to finish bottom of the log.
His returned to the side for their 2013 Vodacom Cup campaign, but was limited to just three appearances off the bench during the competition. In the latter half of 2013, he got his first opportunity in to play Currie Cup rugby for the Griffons. He came on as a substitute on the hour mark in their match against the Boland Cavaliers to make his debut in the First Division of the Currie Cup,[4] with his first start in the competition coming a week later in a 50–35 victory against the Falcons,[5] eventually making five appearances in the competition.
He played in all of the Griffons' matches in 2014, starting all seven of their matches in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and all five of their 2014 Currie Cup qualification matches. He made five starts and a substitute appearance to help the Griffons reach the final of the 2014 Currie Cup First Division against the Falcons. He played in the final and helped the Griffons win the match 23–21[5] to win their first trophy for six years.[6]
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