Kabamba Floors
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Lucas "Kabamba" Floors is a South African rugby union
footballer who plays for the Free State Cheetahs
in the domestic Currie Cup
club competition, and for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in the international Super 14
competition. His usual position is on the flank
, although he occasionally plays at number eight, and was once selected on the wing. Floors has appeared for the national team, the Springboks
, as well as the national rugby sevens
team, which he captained in 2006.
in the 2003 season. This feat places him joint third on the list of most tries scored to date in the Currie Cup in a single season.
During the same year he was selected for the South African sevens team
, where his efforts earned him the South African Sevens Player of the Season award in 2004. The 16 tries that he scored during his sevens career placed him third on the list of most points scored by South African sevens players to date, and second on the list for most tries.
After a brief stint with the Investec Stormers
in 2004, Floors returned to the Eagles before departing for the Free State Vodacom Cheetahs, where he has played since.
In late November 2006 he was called up to the Springboks end-of-season touring squad to cover for injured players. He made his debut at flank on 25 November at Twickenham Stadium
against England
. The Springboks ended their seven-game losing streak against the English, winning the match 25-14.
Floors ended his 2006 season with the Players' Player of the Year title, and also received the Absa Currie Cup Player of the Year Award. He was named Man of the Match in the 2006 Currie Cup
final which the Cheetahs won against the Blue Bulls
.
In 2008 Floors was twice left out of the Cheetah's squad for disciplinary reasons, the second time for missing a team flight back to Bloemfontein. During the same year Cheetah's coach Naka Drotske
selected Floors on the wing for the September 13 Currie Cup
clash with the Sharks.
Floors' positional versatility as a loose forward was on display in the 2009 Currie Cup season when he starred as eighthman in the match against Boland
.
Floors is reportedly contracted to play with the Cheetahs until the end of 2011.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who plays for the Free State Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs
The Free State Cheetahs , currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 37,076-capacity Vodacom Park in...
in the domestic Currie Cup
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
club competition, and for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in the international Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
competition. His usual position is on the flank
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
, although he occasionally plays at number eight, and was once selected on the wing. Floors has appeared for the national team, the Springboks
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
, as well as the national rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
team, which he captained in 2006.
Career
Floors attracted public attention when he scored 14 tries as a pacy flanker for the South Western District EaglesEagles (rugby team)
The South Western Districts Eagles, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They play out of George at Outeniqua Park....
in the 2003 season. This feat places him joint third on the list of most tries scored to date in the Currie Cup in a single season.
During the same year he was selected for the South African sevens team
South Africa national rugby union team (sevens)
The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series 14-man squad :#Cecil Afrika...
, where his efforts earned him the South African Sevens Player of the Season award in 2004. The 16 tries that he scored during his sevens career placed him third on the list of most points scored by South African sevens players to date, and second on the list for most tries.
After a brief stint with the Investec Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
in 2004, Floors returned to the Eagles before departing for the Free State Vodacom Cheetahs, where he has played since.
In late November 2006 he was called up to the Springboks end-of-season touring squad to cover for injured players. He made his debut at flank on 25 November at Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
against England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
. The Springboks ended their seven-game losing streak against the English, winning the match 25-14.
Floors ended his 2006 season with the Players' Player of the Year title, and also received the Absa Currie Cup Player of the Year Award. He was named Man of the Match in the 2006 Currie Cup
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
final which the Cheetahs won against the Blue Bulls
Blue Bulls
The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by their Afrikaans name die Blou Bulle, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament...
.
In 2008 Floors was twice left out of the Cheetah's squad for disciplinary reasons, the second time for missing a team flight back to Bloemfontein. During the same year Cheetah's coach Naka Drotske
Naka Drotske
Allen Erasmus 'Naka' Drotské is a former South African rugby union player, who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1999.He played as a hooker ....
selected Floors on the wing for the September 13 Currie Cup
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
clash with the Sharks.
Floors' positional versatility as a loose forward was on display in the 2009 Currie Cup season when he starred as eighthman in the match against Boland
Boland Cavaliers
The Boland Cavaliers , are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament...
.
Floors is reportedly contracted to play with the Cheetahs until the end of 2011.
External links
- Cheetahs profile
- Kabamba Floors on sporting-heroes.net
- Kabamba Floors on SArugby.com