Lukhanyo Am

Lukhanyo Am
Personal information
Nickname Luke
Born (1993-11-28) 28 November 1993
King William's Town, South Africa
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.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 June 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

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lukhanyo Am". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Border Bound". South Coast Fever. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Exchange programme offers previously disadvantaged players big dreams" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 22-13 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "South African Barbarians name squad for City clash". Saracens. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "New recruits as Southern Kings 2016 season starts" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24-32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26-29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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