Lukhanyo Am
Personal information | |||
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Nickname | Luke | ||
Born |
King William's Town, South Africa | 28 November 1993||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | De Vos Malan High School, King William's Town | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Centre | ||
Current club | Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup) | ||
Youth career | |||
2012 | Border Bulldogs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2013 | Border Bulldogs | 2 | (0) |
2014 | Falcons | 2 | (5) |
2015 | Border Bulldogs | 18 | (5) |
2016 | Kings | 10 | (5) |
2016–present | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 7 | (0) |
2017–future | Sharks | 0 | (0) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2016 | South Africa 'A' | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. |
Lukanhyo Am (born 28 November 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Sharks and domestic Currie Cup rugby with the Sharks.[1] His regular position is centre.
Career
He played for the Margate-based Gladiators Rugby Academy before he was called into the Border Bulldogs Under–19 squad[2] that won the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B and winning promotion to Division A, making six appearances and scoring three tries.
After spending time with Saracens during the off-season as part of an exchange programme in conjunction with the British High Commission,[3] he returned to be included in the senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and made his senior debut against defending champions Western Province in Paarl.[4]
In 2013, he was named in a South African Barbarians team to face Saracens in London.[5]
Southern Kings
At the start of 2016, Am was one of two Sharks players that joined the Kings' Super Rugby squad for a trial period as they prepared for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[6]
South Africa 'A'
In 2016, Am was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[7] He came on as a replacement in their first match in Bloemfontein,[8] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[9] He was promoted to the starting line-up for the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.[10]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lukhanyo Am". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Border Bound". South Coast Fever. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Exchange programme offers previously disadvantaged players big dreams" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 22-13 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "South African Barbarians name squad for City clash". Saracens. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "New recruits as Southern Kings 2016 season starts" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24-32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26-29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.