Don Armand
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donovan Wade Armand | ||
| Born |
23 September 1988 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Maritzburg College | ||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock / Flank | ||
| Current club | Exeter Chiefs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Sharks | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–12 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 27 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012–13 | Western Province | 19 | (5) |
| 2012–13 | Stormers | 16 | (0) |
| 2013– | Exeter Chiefs | 24 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 July 2013. | |||
Don Armand (born 23 September 1988) is a rugby union footballer. He plays as a flanker for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership.[1]
Armand made his Western Province debut on 10 March 2012 in a 51-22 thrashing of the Boland Cavaliers.[2] He finished the 2012 Vodacom Cup season with 6 appearances and 1 try.
Due to injuries sustained by loose-forwards; Duane Vermeulen and Nick Köster on the Stormers 2012 Australasian tour, Armand received a call-up to the squad for the final tour game against the Western Force. The match ended in a 17-3 Stormers victory. He made his Super Rugby debut as a 75th minute replacement for Nizaam Carr.[3]
Armand was a fixture in the 2012 Western Province Currie Cup side and started the winning final against the Sharks in Durban.
He has also represented the Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup.[4]
On 17 July 2013, it was confirmed that Armand would be joining English Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs on a two-year contract.[5]
References
- ↑ "Stormers make two changes for Waratahs - Super 15 Rugby News". Superxv.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "Official Home of the Springboks". 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "Official Home of the Springboks". 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "Armand to captain Ikey Tigers". Varsitycup.co.za. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign versatile forward Don Armand from Western Stormers in South Africa". BBC Sport. 15 July 2013.
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