Career
His regular position is property He represented the Sharks at the premier South African high school rugby competition, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Polokwane in July 2013, making three appearances. He joined the Sharks Academy after finishing high school and represented the Sharks U19 side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting all thirteen of their matches in the loosehead prop position as they reached the semi-final of the competition, where they were defeated 20–43 by the Blue Bulls U19.
Despite being included in the UKZN Impi squad for the 2015 Varsity Shield, he made no appearances for them.
He did, however, make his first class debut on 28 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for the Sharks XV in their 2015 Vodacom Cup match against Western Province in Crawford, Cape Town. He also played off the bench in their next match against a Free State XV in Kokstad.
He was named in a 37-man training squad for the South Africa national under-20 rugby union team and featured for them in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015. He was also included in the squad that embarked on a two-match tour of Argentina.
He came on as a replacement in their 25–22 victory over Argentina and started their 39–28 victory a few days later.
Upon the team"s return, he was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.