Meyer Bosman
Full name | Hendrik Meyer Bosman | ||
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Date of birth | 19 April 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Fly-half / Centre | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2013– | Stade Français | 42 | (23) |
correct as of 31 January 2015. | |||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005–10 2011–12 |
Free State Cheetahs Template:Rut Natal Sharks |
59 23 |
(119) (132) |
correct as of 20 June 2014. | |||
Super Rugby | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006–10 2011–13 |
Cheetahs Sharks |
61 47 |
(188) (57) |
correct as of 20 June 2014. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005–06 | South Africa | 3 | (7) |
correct as of 18 June 2014. |
Hendrik Meyer Bosman (born 19 April 1985 in Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa) is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Stade Français, in France. He is a flyhalf (10), but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position. He has played for the national team of South Africa, the Springboks on 3 occasions in test matches between 2005 and 2006. He played his last test to date[when?] on 15 July 2006 against Australia in Brisbane.[citation needed] Throughout his career, Bosman won three Currie Cup trophies, two outright and drawing another in 2006, also finishing as runner-up twice with the Sharks.[citation needed]
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Rugby career
Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
Bosman started his professional rugby career at the Free State Cheetahs in 2005. During his first season, he scored the winning try in the dying moments of the Currie Cup final against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria to earn his side a 29–25 victory.[1] The result meant the Free State Cheetahs won only their second Currie Cup championship, the first being more than 30 years previously.
Bosman was part of the team that successfully defended the title for the following two years, the final ending in a 28-28 draw in 2006 against Blue Bulls[2] and then defeating the Golden Lions 20–18 in the 2007 final.[3]
In 2006 the Cheetahs entered the Super 14 as the new South African franchise. At the time of his departure, Bosman held Cheetahs Super Rugby records for career appearances (61), most career points (188), most points in a Super Rugby match (26) and most penalty goals in a Super Rugby match (8).[citation needed]
Springboks
At the young age of 20, he made his debut for the Boks in late 2005, against Wales in Cardiff. The Boks won the game 33–16, with Bosman contributed two conversions on his debut. He played the next week against France in Paris, again starting at flyhalf. He kicked one penalty goal in the 20–26 loss. After the Cheetahs Super 14 season in 2006 ended, Bosman was called up for the Boks for the Tri Nations, and was a reserve in the 0–49 loss in Brisbane against the Wallabies. In 2010, Bosman was an unused substitution in the Springboks 34-31 victory over Wales in Cardiff.
Sharks / Natal Sharks
At the end of the 2010 Currie Cup season, Bosman signed with The Template:Rut Natal Sharks, the 2010 Currie Cup champions. He made his debut for the Sharks Super Rugby side against his former team, the Cheetahs, in the Super Rugby competition on 19 February 2011 playing at inside centre. The former Sharks inside center, Andries Strauss, played in that match for the Cheetahs, the two players effectively swapping the number 12 jerseys for the two teams. Bosman was a regular starter for the Template:Rut Natal Sharks throughout his career as he helped steer the coastal side to two consecutive Currie Cup finals (in 2011 and 2012) and a Super Rugby qualifier (2011) and final (2012). However, Bosman never managed to win a title with the side.
Stade Francais
In 2013, Stade Français announced that he was joining them on a two-year contract.[4]
Honours
- 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division – Free State Cheetahs
- 2006 Currie Cup Premier Division – Free State Cheetahs
- 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division – Free State Cheetahs
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References
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Bethlehem, Free State
- Afrikaner people
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Central Cheetahs players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Natal Sharks players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- White South African people
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