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Revision as of 22:21, 27 April 2020
Full name | Seabelo Mohanoe Senatla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Welkom, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Riebeeckstad High School, Welkom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Central University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record |
Seabelo Mohanoe Senatla (born 10 February 1993) is a South African rugby union player for the South African Sevens Side. He also plays forTemplate:Rut Stormers in Super Rugby and Template:Rut Western Province in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is winger.
He was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[note 1]
Career
Youth
Senatla was born in Welkom, South Africa. Playing schoolboy rugby for Riebeeckstad High School in Welkom, Senatla earned selection in the Template:Rut Griffons side that played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2009, as well as the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2010. He was also a member of the Template:Rut Griffons U19 side that played in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring four tries in eight starts.
In 2012, he moved to Bloemfontein, where he played for university side Template:Rut CUT Ixias during the 2012 Varsity Shield competition. He helped them finish top of the log and played in the final, where they lost 19–17 to Template:Rut Wits.[3] His impressive try-scoring form for the Template:Rut Free State U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship – scoring seven tries in eight starts, which included two hat-tricks against Template:Rut SWD U19[4] and the Template:Rut Leopards U19[5] – saw him make the step up to the Template:Rut Free State U21 side, scoring one try in five appearances during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
Rugby sevens
Senatla also caught the attention of the Blitzbokke and he signed a two-year contract with SARU to play for them on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit for in 2013 and 2014.[6] He made his debut at the 2013 Wellington Sevens tournament and played in a total of five tournaments during the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. He also represented them at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens as they were knocked out in the quarter-finals, before being part of the squad that won gold at the 2013 World Games in Cali.
In December 2013, he extended his contract with SARU until December 2016.[7] He featured in a further five tournaments during the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series and topped the try-scoring charts for the Blitzbokke, scoring 29 tries during the season.[8]
Junior World Championship
Senatla was selected in the South Africa Under-20 side that played in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. He scored four tries in their opening match, a 97–0 victory over the United States.[9] He got another two tries in their 31–24 victory over eventual champions England,[10] and played in their match against hosts France.[11] He played in their semi-final clash with Wales, where South Africa suffered an 18–17 defeat.[12] He was also in the run-on side that met New Zealand in the third-placed play-off and scored one of six South African tries as they beat New Zealand 41–34 to secure third-place.[13]
Western Province / Stormers
The contract that Senatla signed with SARU in December 2013 also allowed him to play for Template:Rut Western Province in the Currie Cup competition.[7] In July 2014, he was selected on the bench for the 2014 Super Rugby match between the Template:Rut Stormers (the Super Rugby franchise aligned with Western Province) for their second-last match of the season against the Template:Rut Bulls in Cape Town.[14] Senatla played in and won the 2014 Currie Cup final.
2016 Summer Olympics
Senatla was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[15] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, scoring a try as South Africa won the match 24–0.[16][17]
Notes
- ^ Despite being a member of the South African Sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Senatla missed the bronze medal game due to injury and did not receive a medal. His replacement Francois Hougaard was awarded the medal instead, but announced via his Twitter account that he gave his medal to Senatla.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "SA Rugby Player Profile – Seabelo Senatla". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ @Francoishougi (12 August 2016). "@Sport24news I gave Sea my medal before I left as I believe he deserves it more. The medal is really special to me but he deserves it" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 August 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – CUT 17–19 Wits". South African Rugby Union. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 99–3 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 15–29 Toyota Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Blitzbokke make three changes". Sport24. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Senatla, Afrika sign for Bok Sevens until 2016" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "IRB Sevens Statistics : 2013–14 Season Player Tries". IRB Sevens. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 97–0 USA". South African Rugby Union. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 31–24 England". South African Rugby Union. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France 19–26 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17–18 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 41–34 New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Burger back on deck; Senatla on debut for DHL Stormers" (Press release). Stormers. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named". South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP)". Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2". World Rugby. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
External links
- Seabelo Senatla at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Seabelo Senatla at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1993 births
- People from Welkom
- Rugby union wings
- Stormers players
- Western Province (rugby team) players
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of South Africa
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players of South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- World Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 2013 World Games