Kyle Brown (rugby union)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Gie Brown | ||
| Born |
6 February 1987 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | South African College Schools, Cape Town | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–07 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| 2008 | Western Province | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 7 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008– | S.A. Sevens | 46 | () |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 December 2014. | |||
Kyle Gie Brown (born 6 February 1987 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the South African Sevens team.[1]
Career
Youth and Varsity Cup rugby
He played some youth rugby for Wellington-based side Boland Cavaliers at Under-19 level in 2006 and at Under-21 level in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Cape Town to play in the inaugural Varsity Cup competition, making seven appearances as his side the UCT Ikey Tigers reached the final of the competition, where they were beaten 16–10 by fellow Western Cape university Maties.[2] He was also included in the Western Province U21 side that played in the 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
South African Sevens
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  South Africa
| ||
| Men's Rugby sevens | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Glasgow | Team |
| World Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Kaohsiung | Team |
| | 2013 Cali | Team |
At the end of 2008, Brown was included in the South African Sevens squad for the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series. He made his debut at the 2008 Dubai Sevens and played every leg of the series, as South Africa won the series for the first time at their tenth attempt. He also played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens competition, helping South Africa to the Quarter Finals, where they lost to Argentina. He also won a bronze medal with the side at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan).
He became a key member of the sevens side over the next few years, appearing in the majority of tournament in IRB Sevens World Series, although he did miss most of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series through injury. He returned in time for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, but the Blitzbokke once again lost in the Quarter Finals of the competition, this time to Fiji. However, they made some amends by winning gold medals at 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia shortly afterwards.
He played in seven further legs of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series and then captained the squad that played at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, helping his side all the way to the final, where they got a 17–12 victory over a New Zealand that won the previous four tournaments.[3]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Kyle Brown". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: UCT vs Maties". South African Rugby Union. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 – Men's Rugby Sevens Gold Medal Match". Glasgow 2014 – XX Commonwealth Games. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.