Justin Geduld
South African rugby union player
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Justin Gilberto Geduld (born 1 October 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently contracted to SARU as a sevens rugby player, as well as playing domestic rugby union for Western Province.[1][2] His regular position is centre.
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| Full name | Justin Gilberto Geduld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Tygerberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
Youth rugby
Geduld represented Western Province at the 2011 Craven Week competition and also played for their Under-19 team in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. Geduld was included in the S.A. Under-20 squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[4]
National sevens team
In 2013, Geduld was contracted to play rugby sevens for the South Africa Sevens team. He represented the team in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series and played in tournaments in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan and Scotland.
Geduld was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5] He was named in the starting lineup for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.[6][7]
