sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRosko Shane Specman [note 1] (born 28 April 1989) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He played rugby sevens for the South Africa national rugby sevens team between 2014 and 2018 and also played Currie Cup rugby with the Sharks from 2010 to 2012, the Pumas from 2013 to 2015 and the Free State Cheetahs in 2017. His usual position is winger.
South African rugby union player
Rugby player
Rosko Specman
 Specman in 2016 |
Full name | Rosko Shane Specman |
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Date of birth | (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 33) |
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Place of birth | Grahamstown, South Africa |
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Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
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Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)[1] |
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School | Mary Waters High School, Grahamstown |
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Position(s) |
Winger |
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Current team |
Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs |
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2007–2008 |
Eastern Province Kings |
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2009–2010 |
Sharks |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Points) |
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2010–2012 |
Sharks XV |
13 |
(25) |
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2012 |
Sharks (Currie Cup) |
1 |
(0) |
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2013–2015 |
Pumas |
45 |
(140) |
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2017 |
Free State Cheetahs |
7 |
(10) |
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2017 |
Cheetahs |
4 |
(5) |
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2019–2020 |
Bulls |
19 |
(47) |
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2019 |
Blue Bulls XV |
1 |
(0) |
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2019 |
Blue Bulls |
6 |
(25) |
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2020– |
Cheetahs |
5 |
(20) |
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2020– |
Free State Cheetahs |
14 |
(20) |
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2021 |
→ Stormers (loan) |
1 |
(0) |
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Correct as of 10 July 2022 | |
Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Points) |
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2013 |
South Africa President's XV |
3 |
(5) |
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2014–2018 |
South Africa Sevens |
150 |
(380) |
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2021–present |
South Africa |
1 |
(0) |
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Correct as of 3 July 2021 |
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Men's rugby sevens |
Representing South Africa |
Rugby World Cup Sevens |
 | 2018 San Francisco | Team competition |
Olympic Games |
 | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team competition |
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Specman was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rugby career
Youth
At youth level, Specman played at the 2007 U18 Academy Week for Eastern Province Country Districts and then for the Mighty Elephants (now Eastern Province Kings) U19 team in the 2008 U19 Currie Cup competition.
Vodacom Cup
In 2009, Specman moved to the Sharks, where he played in their U19 team.
He made his debut for the Sharks in the 2010 Vodacom Cup quarter final game against Griquas.[5] He was a first choice player in the U21 team that year, scoring three tries. The following season, he scored four tries in five appearances in the 2011 Vodacom Cup and made another five appearances in the 2012 Vodacom Cup.
Specman joined the Pumas for the 2013 season.[6]
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[7] His only appearance during the season came in the final after returning from South Africa Sevens duty.[8]
Representative rugby
In 2013, Specman was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[9] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[10]
Specman was also called into a South Africa Sevens training squad in 2013[11] and was included in the Sevens squad for the USA leg of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.[12]
Specman was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[13] He was named as a substitute for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.[14][15]
Cheetahs
Along with sevens teammates Cecil Afrika and Chris Dry, Specman announced that he was joining the Cheetahs beginning in 2017. He scored his first Pro14 try at home in October 2017 against the Glasgow Warriors.
Bulls
On 10 October 2018, it was announced that Specman would join the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup from 2019, following the completion of his commitments with the South Africa national rugby sevens team.[16]
Notes
- There are different spellings of Specman's name in use. The South African Rugby Union website lists his name as Rosko Specman,[1] which is also used during television coverage, but several other website lists his name as Rosco Speckman. Both variants yield several search results from reliable sources.[2][3] Although an interview in 2016 suggested that his preferred spelling of his name is Roscko Speckman,[4] the player confirmed in July 2017 via Twitter that the correct spelling is Rosko Specman.@@speckmagic11 (31 July 2017). "A lot of people get it wrong... It's Rosko Specman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
References
External links
Free State Cheetahs – current squad |
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Forwards |
- Ockie Barnard
- Rynier Bernardo
- Aranos Coetzee
- Marné Coetzee
- George Cronjé
- Cameron Dawson
- Schalk Ferreira
- Oupa Mohojé
- Nqoba Mxoli
- Buhle Nojekwa
- Andisa Ntsila
- Jeandré Rudolph
- Victor Sekekete
- Alulutho Tshakweni
- Gideon van der Merwe
- Marnus van der Merwe
- Louis van der Westhuizen
- Conraad van Vuuren
- Janus Venter
- Reinier Viljoen
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Backs |
- Craig Barry
- Zenedine Booysen
- Evardi Boshoff
- Enver Brandt
- David Brits
- Branden de Kock
- Robert Ebersohn
- Reinhardt Fortuin
- Daniel Kasende
- Rewan Kruger
- Malcolm Jaer
- Cohen Jasper
- George Lourens
- Siya Masuku
- Howard Mnisi
- Juan-Dee Olivier
- Ruan Pienaar
- Duncan Saal
- Rosko Specman
- François Steyn
- Brandon Thomson
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Coach | |
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Squads |
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South Africa Sevens – 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens — Bronze medal |
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Squad | |
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Coach | |
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South Africa Sevens – 2018 Commonwealth Games |
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Squad | |
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Coach | |
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South Africa Sevens – 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series — Champions |
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Squad | |
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Coach |
- Neil Powell
- Marius Schoeman
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South Africa Sevens – 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series — Champions |
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Squad | |
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Coach | |
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South Africa squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal |
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Forwards | |
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Backs | |
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Coach | |
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На других языках
- [en] Rosko Specman
[fr] Roscko Speckman
Roscko Speckman[N 1],[4] est un joueur sud-africain de rugby à XV et de rugby à sept. Il évolue au poste d'ailier à XV, et de demi de mêlée à sept. Il joue avec la franchise des Cheetahs depuis 2020, et évolue avec l'équipe d'Afrique du Sud de rugby à XV depuis 2021.
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