Ghafoer Luckan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ghafoer Luckan | ||
| Born |
18 December 1985 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Rylands High School, Athlone | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Current club | SWD Eagles | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–06 | Western Province | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010 | NWU Pukke | 3 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2006–07 | Western Province | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Border Bulldogs | 11 | (15) |
| 2010 | Leopards | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Western Province | 2 | (5) |
| 2012–13 | SWD Eagles | 15 | (35) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 September 2013. | |||
Ghafoer Luckan (born 18 December 1985) is a former South African rugby union player, currently a biokineticist with the SWD Eagles.[1] His regular playing position was winger.
Career
Youth
He started his career at Western Province and represented them in the Under-21 Currie Cup competition in 2005 and 2006. He was included in the senior squads for the 2006 Vodacom Cup, 2007 Vodacom Cup and 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division seasons, but failed to make an appearance in any of those competitions.
Border Bulldogs
In 2009, he moved to the Border Bulldogs, where he did make his first class debut against the Mighty Elephants[2] in the opening game of the 2009 Currie Cup First Division season. He made eleven appearances in total, scoring three tries.
Leopards and NWU Pukke
In 2010, he moved to Potchefstroom where he joined university side the NWU Pukke in the 2010 Varsity Cup competition. He also made two substitute appearances for the Leopards in 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competition.
Western Province
He returned to Western Province and made his debut for them in the 2012 Vodacom Cup as a last-minute substitute against the SWD Eagles.[3] The following week, he started against the Free State XV and scored a first half try.[4]
SWD Eagles
He joined the SWD Eagles in the latter half of 2012 and scored six tries for them in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. A further five appearances followed in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, as well as six in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.
On 1 August 2013, he announced his retirement as a player and was appointed as a biokineticist at the SWD Eagles.[5]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Ghafoer Luckan". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Mighty Elephants vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "SWD Eagles vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "DHL Western Province vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ghafoer se speeldae oor - Vleuel is nou SWD-bionetikus". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.