Brendon April

Brendon Terence April (born 20 December 1993 in Wellington) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province Premier League club side Durbanville-Bellville.^[1] His regular position is winger.

Brendon April

Full name	Brendon Terence April
Date of birth	(1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Wellington, South Africa
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb)
School	Berg River Secondary School, Wellington
Notable relative(s)	Garth April (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger Current team Durbanville-Bellville Youth career 2002–2003 Boland Cavaliers Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2004, 2007–2014 Roses United () 2008 Maties 2 (0) 2015–present Durbanville-Bellville 7 (20) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2006 Falcons 32 (60) 2007 Griffons 2 (0) 2010–2014 Boland Cavaliers 67 (170) Correct as of 7 April 2015

Career

Youth and amateur rugby

April started off his career playing for Boland club side Roses United and often played for them throughout his entire career. He also played for the Boland U19 side in 2002 and for their U20 side in 2003.

Falcons

He made the move to the East Rand in 2005, signing for the Falcons. He made senior debut during the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition, starting their match against Western Province.^[2] He also made his Currie Cup debut during the same season, scoring six tries in their First Division campaign. He was regular for them in the 2006 Vodacom Cup, scoring five tries to help the Falcons win the trophy – the first trophy in their history – and also qualify for the 2006 Currie Cup Premier Division, where April failed to score in five appearances. He made a total of 32 appearances for the Falcons in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions, scoring twelve tries.

Griffons, Roses United and Maties

April moved to Welkom-based outfit the Griffons in 2007, where he made just two appearances for the side in the 2007 Vodacom Cup. He then returned to former amateur club side Roses United, where he played club rugby for the next few seasons.

In 2008, he was also included in the Maties side that won the inaugural Varsity Cup competition, starting the first two matches of their season.

Boland Cavaliers

His continuous try-scoring exploits for Roses United led to him returning to provincial rugby in 2010 with the Boland Cavaliers. He played in a compulsory friendly match against the Golden Lions, coming on as a second-half substitute and it just took him eight minutes to get a try for Boland.^[3] He established himself as a regular starter for his team over the next few seasons and kept up his try-scoring exploits, finishing as the top try scorer for the Cavaliers during the 2012^[4] and 2013^[5] Currie Cup seasons.

He was also the top try-scorer for Roses United at the 2014 SARU Community Cup tournament.^[6]

Durbanville-Bellville

In 2015, he joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, scoring four tries in seven appearances in the competition.^[7]

Personal

He is the older brother of rugby player Garth April.^[8][9]

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Brendon April". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Investec Western Province 49–20 AMD Valke". South African Rugby Union. 2 April 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland 29–45 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
4. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2012 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2014 Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
7. "Durbell win first Cell C Community Cup title". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
8. "Garth in noppies oor Boland-trui". Son (in Afrikaans). 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
9. "Beyond teammates". South African Rugby Union. p. 18. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.