Vince Gwavu

Vince Gwavu
Personal information
Full name	Lubabalo Vincent Gwavu
Born	(1987-09-04) 4 September 1987 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended	Daniel Pienaar HTS, Uitenhage
University	University of Pretoria
Club information
Playing position	Flanker
Current club	Pretoria Police
Youth career
2004–05	Eastern Province Kings
2006–08	Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2008	UP Tuks	3	(0)
2010–11	TUT Vikings	11	(15)
2015–	Pretoria Police	7	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2008–11	Blue Bulls	23	(10)
2009	→ SWD Eagles	2	(5)
2013–14	Falcons	20	(15)
Representative team(s)^‡
2013	South Africa President's XV	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 April 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 8 April 2015.

Lubabalo Vincent Gwavu (born 4 September 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with club side Pretoria Police.^[1] His regular position is flanker.

Career

Youth

He represented the Eastern Province Kings at the 2004 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2005 Under-18 Craven Week tournaments. He then joined the Blue Bulls and played for them at Under-19 level in 2006 and at Under-21 level in 2007 and 2008.

Senior career

Blue Bulls

Gwavu was included in the Blue Bulls squads for both the 2006 and 2007 Vodacom Cup competitions, but failed to make an appearance. His first class debut came in the 2008 edition of this competition, coming on as a substitute against the Boland Cavaliers.^[2] He made further appearances for the Blue Bulls in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Vodacom Cup competitions, but failed to break into their Currie Cup side.

SWD Eagles

He had a three-match spell at the SWD Eagles in 2009, where he did make his 2009 debut against the Griffons in Welkom.^[3]

Falcons

In 2013, he joined the Falcons for the 2013 Vodacom Cup.

Representative rugby

He was included in the 2005 S.A. Schools team and the 2006 South African Under-19 team that took part at the IRB Under 19 World Championship. In 2013, he was initially included in a South Africa President's XV training squad to play in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and made one appearance for them against Namibia, but didn't make the cut for the final squad.^[4]

Varsity Cup

He represented university sides UP Tuks (in the 2008 Varsity Cup) and the TUT Vikings (in the 2010 and 2011 Varsity Cup tournaments).

References

↑ "SARU Player Profile Vince Gwavu". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
↑ "Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
↑ "Griffons vs SWD". South African Rugby Union. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
↑ "Late changes to final SA President’s XV squad". Rugby15. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

Squads

Falcons – 2014 Currie Cup qualification

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Gerhard Engelbrecht Devlin Hope JP Jonck Shane Kirkwood Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Bruce Muller Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Chris Richardson Andries Schutte Dandré van der Westhuizen Andrew van Tonder Jacques Verwey Peet Vorster Marlyn Williams Did not play: Vince Gwavu KK Kgame Riaan Matthee De Wet Meyer Nico Pretorius

Backs	Riaan Arends Ryan Carmichael Coert Cronjé Cecil Dumond Wayne Gardner Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Jaun Kotzé Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Arno Poley Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Lenience Tambwera Andrew van Wyk Did not play: Lukhanyo Am Angus Cleophas Sandile Ngcobo Waylon Thompson

Coach	Johan du Toit

Falcons – 2014 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts FJ Binneman Wesley Cloete Vince Gwavu Devlin Hope Shane Kirkwood Thierry Kounga Kuaté Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Bruce Muller Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Nico Pretorius Spanner Pretorius Dandré van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Jacques Verwey Peet Vorster Marlyn Williams Did not play: Tiaan Benade Wessel du Rand De Wet Meyer

Backs	Lukhanyo Am Ryan Carmichael Angus Cleophas Coert Cronjé Cecil Dumond Wayne Gardner Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Andrew van Wyk Did not play: Gabriel du Toit Jaco Oosthuizen Waylon Thompson Russell van Wyk

Coach	Johan du Toit

Falcons – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Rinus Bothma Bovril de Bruin Wessel du Rand Nico Engelbrecht Francois Fourie Vince Gwavu Shane Kirkwood Shaun McGeer JP Mostert Bruce Muller Friedle Olivier Birtie Powell Nico Pretorius Brendan Rams Dandré van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Jacques Verwey Did not play: Devlin Hope Paul Kruger Ian Oosthuizen Baksteen van Heerden

Backs	Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Gido Horn Christo Joubert Arafaat Kock Jaun Kotzé Franco Maritz Sandile Ngcobo Jongi Nokwe Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Arno Poley Anrich Richter Wesley Roberts JC Roos Jaco Snyman Dauw Steyn Russell van Wyk

Coach	John Williams

Falcons – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts JP Brummer Vernon du Preez Nico Engelbrecht Francois Fourie Willem Greyvenstein Vince Gwavu Raymond Havenga Paul Kruger Shaun McGeer JP Mostert Reg Muller Friedle Olivier Bertie Powell Nico Pretorius Stephan Schoeman MP van Eeden Baksteen van Heerden Did not play: Bruce Muller Nico van den Heever Dandré van der Westhuizen

Backs	Franco Booysen Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Arafaat Kock Jaun Kotzé Johann Louw Jongi Nokwe Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Anrich Richter Wesley Roberts Russell van Wyk

Coach	John Williams

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