Shaun Raubenheimer

Shaun Raubenheimer
Personal information
Born (1983-11-10) 10 November 1983
George, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School(s) attended George High School
University SAPS College
Relatives Davon Raubenheimer (cousin)
Club information
Playing position Flanker
Youth career
2001–03 SWD Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2008 Border Bulldogs 15 (10)
2009–10 SWD Eagles 29 (60)
2011 Griffons 13 (10)
2012–14 SWD Eagles 43 (70)
2008–14 Total 100 (150)
Representative team(s)
2012 South African Barbarians (South) 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2014.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 14 May 2013.

Shaun Raubenheimer (born 10 November 1983) is a former South African rugby union player, who played as a loose-forward for the SWD Eagles, Border Bulldogs and Griffons between 2008 and 2014.[1]

Career

Youth

He represented his local side SWD Eagles at youth level until 2003. He then joined the SAPS College, which lead to his inclusion in the South African Police team in 2006 and the South African Forces team in 2007.

Provincial career

In 2008, he joined the Border Bulldogs, making his debut in a 33–27 victory over the Blue Bulls[2] in the 2008 Vodacom Cup. He quickly established himself as a first team regular, making fifteen appearances in the 2008 Vodacom and Currie Cup competitions.

He returned to the SWD Eagles in 2009, playing in the majority of their games in 2009 and 2010. A short spell at the Griffons followed in 2011 before he returned to the SWD Eagles once more in 2012.

Raubenheimer retired from professional rugby during the 2014 Currie Cup First Division due to other work commitments,[3] having made 101 first class appearances and scoring 30 tries during his career.

Representative rugby

He was included in a South African Barbarians (South) team that faced England during the 2012 mid-year rugby test series.

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Shaun Raubenheimer". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. "SWD vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  3. "Raubenheimer groet Arende" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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