Career
His regular position is wing. Youth and Varsity Cup rugby
He was chosen to represent the Free State at various youth levels while he was a scholar at Hoërskool Jim Fouché in Bloemfontein. In 2005 and 2006, he played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments, in 2007 he played at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament and in 2008 he played at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament.
He continued to play for the Bloemfontein-based side after school too, playing for the Free State U19 side in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Free State U21 side in the 2010 and 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championships, scoring twelve tries during those two seasons, which included a hat-trick against the Falcons U21 in 2011.
He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the UFS Shimlas between 2010 and 2012, scoring eleven tries in eighteen appearances over the three seasons. Free State Cheetahs
Despite his long-standing involvement with the Free State youth sides, he made just a single appearance for the senior side.
This appearance – his first class debut – came during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition when he started in the Free State XV"s 36–22 defeat to the Eastern Province Kings in Portuguese Elizabeth. Sevens
He played for them in the two final tournaments of that season and then signed a two-year contract with the South African Rugby Union to represent them in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 series.
While he only competed at four events in his first full season, he was involved in seven of the tournaments in his second season.