Salmaan Moerat Explained

Salmaan Moerat
Birth Date:6 March 1998
Birth Place:Paarl, South Africa
School:Paarl Boys' High School
Position:Lock
Currentclub: /
Youthyears1:2011
Youthyears2:2014–2019
Years1:2018–present
Apps1:48
Points1:5
Years2:2018–present
Apps2:30
Points2:0
Repyears1:2015–2016
Repteam1:South Africa Schools
Repyears2:2017–2018
Repteam2:South Africa Under-20
Repcaps2:10
Reppoints2:0
Repyears3:2022–
Repteam3:South Africa
Repcaps3:4
Reppoints3:0
Clubupdate:23 July 2022
Repupdate:9 August 2022

Salmaan Moerat (born 6 March 1998) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is lock.

Moerat has captained the DHL Stormers, including being the first Stormers captain in the United Rugby Championship (URC) in 2021.[1]

Moerat became the first ever muslim player to lead the Springboks in a Test match in the match against Portugal at Free State Stadium on 20 July 2024.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: on . Published . 2024-04-24 . Quick tap with Salmaan Moerat . 2024-05-30 . SA Rugby magazine . en-US.
  2. Web site: Westhuyzen . Jacques van der . 2024-07-17 . Get to know new Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat . 2024-07-18 . The Citizen . en.
  3. Web site: Moerat to lead new-look Bok team featuring seven uncapped players . 2024-07-18 . SA Rugby.