Background
Carr grew up in Mitchell"s Plain and attended West End Primary before his father moved to Rondebosch East, where he still lives with his family.
Carr grew up in Mitchell"s Plain and attended West End Primary before his father moved to Rondebosch East, where he still lives with his family.
He is renowned for his athleticism and linking play. Born in Cape Town, Carr attended Bishops and played in their First XV in 2008 and 2009. Carr made his way through the junior ranks of Western Province, playing Craven Week in 2009 and then made it to the senior team in 2011 where he debuted against the Golden Lions.
Unimpressive outings in a Province jersey somehow saw him called up to the Stormers Super Rugby squad for the 2012 season and he made a total of 7 appearances before a serious knee injury ended his year.
Carr started the 2014 Super Rugby season on the bench, but an injury to Siya Kolisi led to him starting the final 11 matches of the Stormers’ campaign in the number 6 jersey. He returned to his preferred number 8 position during the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, with his team ending the season as champions.
In October 2014, he was called up by the South Africa national rugby union team for their 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals. On the 22 of November Nizaam Carr made his Springbok test debut against Italy.
Test Match Record.
Carr was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 Institutional Review Board Junior World Championship where he made a total of 4 appearances and scored 2 tries.