Henry Immelman

Henry Immelman
Personal information
Born (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994
Upington, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
School(s) attended Grey College
University Central University of Technology
Club information
Playing position fullback, wing, centre
Current club Montpellier
Youth career
2013–2016 Free State Cheetahs
2016–present Montpellier
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2015–2016 CUT Ixias 10 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2016–present Montpellier 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016.

† Appearances (Points).

Henry Immelman (born 25 May 1995) is a South African rugby union player,[1] currently playing with French Top 14 side Montpellier. He plays as a fullback, wing or centre.

Rugby career

2013–2016: Free State Cheetahs and CUT Ixias

He was born in Upington, but attended Grey College in Bloemfontein. He was selected to represent the Free State Cheetahs at the Under-18 Craven Week in Polokwane in 2013.[2]

After school, he joined the Free State Cheetahs' academy, and he made seven starts for the Free State U21 team in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 22 points.[3]

He made four appearances for the Bloemfontein-based university side CUT Ixias in the 2015 Varsity Cup in a poor season that saw the team lose all seven of their matches.[4] He again played for the Free State U21 team in the Under-21 Provincial Championship in the second half of the year, making eleven starts and scoring 23 points as the team made it to the final of the competition before losing 17–52 to Western Province U21.[5]

He made a further six starts for CUT Ixias in the 2016 Varsity Cup, helping them to two victories and sixth place on the log.[6] He was also included in the Free State XV squad that competed in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series,[7] but he failed to make any appearances in the competition.

2016–present: Montpellier

Henry Immelman moved to France in July 2016 to join Top 14 side Montpellier, signing a youth contract with the team.[8] He made his debut for the senior team in their Round 6 match against Brive, replacing Alexandre Dumoulin for the second half of the match.[9]

References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Henry Immelman". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Squad – Free State : 2013 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52-17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Squad – Toyota Free State XV : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. "IMMELMAN" (in French). Montpellier Hérault Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. "Montpellier vs Brive 42-13". Scoresway. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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