Simon Kerrod
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Kerrod | ||
| Born | 25 August 1992 | ||
| Height | 182cm | ||
| Weight | 118kg | ||
| School(s) attended | Pretoria Boys High | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Current club | Jersey Reds | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Sharks | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013 | College Rovers | () | |
| 2014 | NMMU Madibaz | 6 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013 | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 20 | (20) |
| 2014 | → Border Bulldogs | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Jersey Reds | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013 | South African Barbarians | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2015. | |||
Simon Kerrod (born 25 August 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with English RFU Championship side Jersey Reds.[1] His regular position is prop.
Career
He represented the Sharks Under–19 team in 2011 and their Under–21 team in 2012.
He was included in the senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut against Argentine side Pampas XV.[2]
Later that year, he was also included in a South African Barbarians team to face Saracens in London.[3]
He also represented College Rovers in the 2013 SARU Community Cup tournament.
He joined the Eastern Province Kings for 2014. He was selected on the bench for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a substitute for the injured Charl du Plessis shortly before half time as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat. However, Kerrod got his first points in a Kings shirt as he scored a try with a minute to go in the match.[4] He also scored a try in his first match for them in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, helping the side to a 27–17 victory over Eastern Cape rivals the Border Bulldogs in East London.[5]
He joined English RFU Championship side Jersey in January 2016.[6]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Simon Kerrod". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Sharks XV vs ICBC Pampas XV". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "South African Barbarians name squad for City clash". Saracens. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "New prop joins Jersey RFC squad" (Press release). Jersey RFC. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.