Ross Skeate
Encyclopedia
Ross Carson Skeate is a rugby union player.
He plays for the Sharks and Natal Sharks
in the Super Rugby and Currie Cup
competitions respectively. He returned to South Africa on a two-year deal from July 1, 2010 after spending just under two years at French Top 14 side Toulon
.
He moved to France after the completion of the 2008 South African season. He played for the Stormers
franchise in the Super 14
and for Western Province
in the domestic Currie Cup
competition. Skeate has played for the Emerging Springboks (2007).
He's a skillful 'number 5' lock renowned for his line-out jumping prowess, physicality and prominence in the loose. At school he was a South African junior basketball player.
He plays for the Sharks and Natal Sharks
Natal Sharks
The Natal Sharks are a South African rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup and Super Rugby tournaments. The Sharks home stadium is Kings Park. They draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Sharks are the current representative team of the Natal rugby...
in the Super Rugby and 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...
competitions respectively. He returned to South Africa on a two-year deal from July 1, 2010 after spending just under two years at French Top 14 side Toulon
RC Toulonnais
RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
.
He moved to France after the completion of the 2008 South African season. He played for the 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...
franchise in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
and for Western Province
Western Province (rugby team)
DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
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...
competition. Skeate has played for the Emerging Springboks (2007).
He's a skillful 'number 5' lock renowned for his line-out jumping prowess, physicality and prominence in the loose. At school he was a South African junior basketball player.
External links
- http://www.rctoulon.com/effectifs-5-249.php#infosjoueur
- http://www.iamastormer.com/profile/default.php?user_id=1710
- http://www.wprugby.com/playerprofiles.asp?Id=114
- http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/authid=30.html