JC Astle
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John-Charles Astle | ||
| Born |
30 August 1990 Queenstown, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Pionier High School, Vryheid | ||
| University | University of the Free State | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Sharks | ||
| 2009–11 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012–13 | UFS Shimlas | 12 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–13 | Free State Cheetahs | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–14 | Boland Cavaliers | 25 | (10) |
| 2014–15 | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016– | Kings | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 27 March 2016. | |||
John-Charles Astle (born 30 August 1990) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Kings.[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
After playing for the Sharks at the 2008 Under–18 Craven Week competition, he joined the Free State Cheetahs. He represented them at Under–19 level in 2009 and at Under–21 in 2010 and 2011.
In 2010, he was also included in their Vodacom Cup squad and he made his first class debut v Western Province.[2] He made 16 appearances for them in the Vodacom Cup, but failed to break into their Currie Cup squad and subsequently joined the Boland Cavaliers prior to the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season.[3]
He was released by the Sharks in November 2015.[4]
He also played for UFS Shimlas in the 2012 and 2013 Varsity Cup competitions.
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile JC Astle". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "Free State vs Western Province". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ Cronjé, Hendrik (13 May 2013). "Jordaan wil weer Vrystaat-trui dra". Beeld. Media24. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "Training squad announcement" (Press release). Sharks. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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