Joe Seerane | |
Fullname: | Johannes Seerane |
Birth Date: | 30 March 1987 |
Birth Place: | Acornhoek, South Africa |
Weight: | 860NaN0 |
School: | Merensky High School, Tzaneen |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Rustenburg Impala |
Youthyears1: | 2005 |
Youthyears2: | 2007–2008 |
Years1: | 2011 |
Apps1: | 1 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2012–present |
Apps2: | 12 |
Points2: | 30 |
Amatyears1: | 2010–2012 |
Amatapps1: | 21 |
Amatpoints1: | 10 |
Amatyears2: | 2015–present |
Amatteam2: | Rustenburg Impala |
Amatapps2: | 5 |
Amatpoints2: | 10 |
Repyears1: | 2012 |
Repteam1: | South Africa Students |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 7 April 2015 |
Repupdate: | 4 June 2013 |
Johannes Seerane (born 30 March 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Rustenburg Impala. His regular position is winger.
He played for at the 2005 Under-18 Craven Week. He then moved to Potchefstroom, where he represented the in the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition in 2007 and 2008.
He also played for in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.
He made his first class debut for the in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in their match against and also scoring a 60th minute try. That was his only senior appearance for the Leopards.
In 2012, he moved to East London to join the . He made three appearances, scoring two tries in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. He was also a regular in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring four tries in his seven appearances, making him the Bulldogs' top try scorer in that competition.
He picked up an injury prior to the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup (see below), which ruled him out for the entire 2013 Currie Cup First Division competition.[1]
At the end of 2013, he was involved in a serious car accident that saw him sustain burn injuries and saw him admitted to hospital in a serious condition.[2]
He returned to Rustenburg in 2015 to sign for club side and defending SARU Community Cup champions, Rustenburg Impala.
He was named in a South African Students[3] and a South African Students Sevens side[4] in 2012.
In 2013, he was initially included in a South Africa President's XV team to play in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup, but had to withdraw through injury,[5]