Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roscko Shane Speckman | ||
Born |
Grahamstown, South Africa |
28 April 1989 ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||
School(s) attended |
Mary Waters High School, Grahamstown |
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Club information | |||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Current club | South Africa Sevens | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Eastern Province Kings | ||
2009–2010 | Sharks | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2010–2012 | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 14 | (25) |
2013–2015 | Pumas | 45 | (140) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2013 | South Africa President's XV | 3 | (5) |
2014–present | South Africa Sevens | () | |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2015. |
Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2015.
† Appearances (Points).
Roscko Shane Speckman (born 28 April 1989) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the South Africa Sevens team. His usual position is winger.
He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
At youth level, he 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.
In 2009, he moved to the Sharks, where he played in their U19 team.
He made his debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup quarter final game against Griquas. 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.
He joined the Pumas for the 2013 season.
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. His only appearance during the season came in the final after returning from South Africa Sevens duty.
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches.