Cornell Hess
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornell Norman Hess | ||
| Born |
1 March 1989 Wynberg, Cape Town | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool | ||
| University | University of Stellenbosch | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Eastern Province Kings / Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–05 | SWD Eagles | ||
| 2006–10 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010 | UP Tuks | 1 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–13 | Blue Bulls | 39 | (0) |
| 2014 | Griquas | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Eastern Province Kings | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | Kings | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2015. | |||
Cornell Hess is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Kings and Currie Cup rugby with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His usual position is lock.
Career
Blue Bulls
After representing SWD Eagles at several youth tournaments, he joined the Blue Bulls in 2006.
He made his first team debut for the Blue Bulls in the opening game of the 2010 Vodacom Cup, coming on as a substitute in their game against Griquas.[2] He made a total of 28 appearances in this competition over the next three seasons and finally made his Currie Cup debut in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Griquas
He joined Griquas for the 2014 season,[3] but failed to make an appearance for the Kimberley-based side.
Eastern Province Kings
In January 2015, Hess had a trial spell with Port Elizabeth-based side the Eastern Province Kings prior to the 2015 season.[4] Following the trial, he was offered a contract for the duration of the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition.[5] He made his debut for the EP Kings in their second match of the competition, coming on as a second-half replacement in a 27–17 victory over Eastern Cape rivals the Border Bulldogs in East London.[6]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile Cornell Hess". sarugby.net. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Griquas vs Blue Bulls". sarugby.net. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Drie Bulle, nóg agt op pad na Griekwas". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Young stars out to impress Kings". Herald Live. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "EP Kings announce their Vodacom Cup squad". Eastern Province Rugby. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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