Courtnall Skosan | |
Fullname: | Courtnall Douglas Skosan |
Birth Date: | 24 July 1991 |
Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
Weight: | 930NaN0 |
Occupation: | Professional Rugby player |
University: | Northlink College |
Position: | Winger |
Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
Years1: | 2011–2013 |
Apps1: | 12 |
Points1: | 35 |
Years2: | 2014–2021 |
Apps2: | 84 |
Points2: | 190 |
Years3: | 2014–2018 |
Apps3: | 3 |
Points3: | 20 |
Years4: | 2014–2021 |
Apps4: | 40 |
Points4: | 110 |
Years5: | 2021– |
Apps5: | 19 |
Points5: | 60 |
Amatyears1: | 2012–2013 |
Amatapps1: | 13 |
Amatpoints1: | 25 |
Repyears1: | 2011 |
Repteam1: | South Africa Under-20 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Repyears2: | 2016 |
Repteam2: | South Africa 'A' |
Repcaps2: | 2 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears3: | 2017 |
Repteam3: | South Africa |
Repcaps3: | 12 |
Reppoints3: | 10 |
Clubupdate: | 23 May 2022 |
Repupdate: | 17 April 2018 |
Courtnall Douglas Skosan (born 24 July 1991) is a South African rugby player for DHL Stormers.
He played for the at Under-19 and Under-21 level, earning a call-up to the South Africa Under-20 team for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. He graduated to the senior team, making his debut for the Blue Bulls in the 2011 Vodacom Cup game against the .
He remained at the until the end of the 2013 season, making just twelve appearances. He then moved to the for 2014.[1]
He also played for in their victorious 2012 and 2013 Varsity Cup campaigns.
In August 2021, he signed a contract with Premiership club Northampton Saints.[2]
At the end of the 2022/2023 season, Skosan announced he would be departing Saints[3] to play for the South African club DHL Stormers.[4]
In 2016, Skosan was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team. He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners. He also started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.
In 2017, Skosan was named to the South Africa team contesting a 3-match series against France. He started the first game and was awarded a penalty try after a French player held him back illegally at the goal line. He scored his first try in a test match on 19 August 2017 in the Rugby Championship test match between South Africa and Argentina.