Ashton Constant Explained

Ashton Constant
Birth Date:28 September 1983
Birth Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Weight:1100NaN0
School:Voortrekker High School
University:University of the Western Cape
Position:Prop / Hooker
Youthyears1:2002–2003
Years1:2004–2005
Apps1:5
Points1:0
Years2:2006–2008
Apps2:47
Points2:30
Years3:2007
Apps3:0
Points3:0
Years4:2009
Apps4:11
Points4:5
Years5:2010–2015
Apps5:60
Points5:35
Amatyears1:2015–present
Amatteam1:Durbanville-Bellville
Amatapps1:6
Amatpoints1:10
Repyears1:2004
Repteam1:South Africa Under-21
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:5
Repyears2:2007
Repteam2:Emerging Springboks
Repcaps2:3
Reppoints2:5
Repyears3:2013
Repteam3:South Africa President's XV
Repcaps3:3
Reppoints3:0
Clubupdate:4 October 2015
Repupdate:17 June 2013

Ashton Constant (born 28 September 1983) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently playing with the . His regular position is prop or hooker.

Career

Youth

As a native of Cape Town, Constant came through the youth system of and represented them at Under-19 level in 2002 and Under-20 level in 2003.

Western Province

Constant was included in the squad for the 2004 Vodacom Shield competition and made his senior debut in 2004. He played a total of five matches for Western Province.

Pumas

In 2006, Constant moved to the . He immediately became a permanent fixture in the first team, making twelve appearances in the 2006 Currie Cup Premier Division season. His form lead to him being included in the Super Rugby squad for the 2007 Super 14 season and he was even named on the substitute bench in the opening match of their season against the, but failed to make an appearance. He continued regularly playing for the Pumas throughout the 2007 and 2008 seasons, accumulating 47 caps for them.

SWD Eagles

In 2009, Constant joined George-based side, making ten appearances in the 2009 Vodacom Cup and 2009 Currie Cup First Division competitions.

Boland Cavaliers

The following season, Constant joined the, where he played his rugby until 2014.

Durbanville-Bellville

In 2015, Constant joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, scoring two tries in six appearances in the competition.[1]

Representative rugby

Constant also represented South Africa at some levels, playing in the 2004 Under-21 World Championships in 2004, playing for an Emerging Springboks side at the 2007 IRB Nations Cup and the victorious[2] South Africa President's XV team at the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Durbell win first Cell C Community Cup title . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201311/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/22110?view=news . dead . 24 September 2015 . South African Rugby Union . 6 April 2015 . 7 April 2015 .
  2. Web site: SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup . IRB . 16 June 2013 . 17 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619064230/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid%3D2067589.html . 19 June 2013 .
  3. Web site: Late changes to final SA President's XV squad . Rugby15 . 31 May 2013 . 31 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113180735/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2013/05/late-changes-to-final-sa-presidents-xv-squad/ . 13 November 2013 . live .