Frank Herne

Frank Herne
Personal information
Born (1989-10-31) 31 October 1989
Ficksburg, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended Grey College, Bloemfontein
University University of the Free State
Club information
Playing position Hooker
Current club Pumas
Youth career
2005–10 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2009 UFS Shimlas 2 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2010 Free State Cheetahs 0 (0)
2011–12 Eastern Province Kings 39 (20)
2013– Pumas 50 (50)
Representative team(s)
2007 S.A. Schools Academy ()
2011 South African Kings 3 (0)
2013 South Africa President's XV 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 June 2013.

Frank Herne (born 31 October 1989) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Pumas.[1][2]

He is a product of Grey College and featured for the South African Schools Academy side in 2007. He played in the 2009 FNB Varsity Cup for Shimlas and was part of the Free State Cheetahs squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup.

He played for the Eastern Province Kings between 2011 and 2012, but joined the Pumas in 2013.[3]

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[4] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[5]

He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[6] Herne made just one appearances during the season, coming on as a replacement in the final.[7]

References

  1. "Player Profile Frank Herne". sarugby.net. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. "Frank Herne". worldartists.co.za. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. Bester, André (10 Oct 2012). "Groot haker-skuiwe by Pumas" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. Retrieved 10 Oct 2012.
  4. "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  5. "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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