Brendan Hector
| Full name | Brendan Roberto Eden Hector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Graaff-Reinet, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Union High School, Graaff-Reinet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brendan Roberto Eden Hector (born 3 February 1993 in Graaff-Reinet) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth
He joined the Eastern Province Academy after school and started all eight of their matches during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring tries in their games against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][2] and against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the semi-final of the competition.[3] He helped the side reach the final of Division B of the series, where they lost to [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[4]
He appeared on four occasions for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] side during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship and scored a try in their Round Three match against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][5] to help them reach the final of the competition, beating [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the final but failing to win promotion to Division A, losing to [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the promotion play-offs with Hector being an unused substitute in that match.[6]
He was involved more in their 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship campaign, starting all their seven pool matches, ending up on the winning side in all of those. He missed out on the semi-final match, but returned for the final (which was the fourth consecutive time that Eastern Province U21 reached the Division B final), coming on as a substitute to help them beat [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 46–3.[7] He also appeared as a substitute as they beat [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 64–9 the following week to win promotion to Division A of the competition.[8]
Eastern Province Kings
He made his senior debut for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the 2014 Vodacom Cup by starting in their 17–10 opening day defeat to Kenyan side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[9] His only other appearance came three weeks later in a 22–56 defeat to [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[10]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Brendan Hector". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 24-43 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 27-16 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 17-34 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 0-53 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 23-21 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings U21 46-3 SWD U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border U21 9-64 EP Kings U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 17-10 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 56-22 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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