Heini Adams
Heini Adams (born 29 May 1980 in Worcester, South Africa) is a professional rugby union player. He currently plays for Union Bordeaux Begles in the Top 14. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland and England in the 2009 end of year rugby tests. Before moving to France, Adams played for the South African Super Rugby side the Blue Bulls. He plays at scrum-half. He is known for his anticipation in defence and quick distribution of the ball from behind the scrum.
Birth name | Heinrich Jaco Adams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 29 May 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Worcester, South Africa, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Esselen Park Senior Secondary School, Worcester, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
From June 2010 until 2015, he joined Bordeaux in France, ending his international career.[1] In 2017 he joined the coaching staff of the French Barbarians to play South African A.
Honours
- Currie Cup: 2006 (shared), 2009
gollark: If I say "that person is a criminal" you might very well have a worsened opinion of them, even if I know that all they actually did was jaywalking or something. It's technically not *false* to call them that but misleads.
gollark: Using a word which is technically right by a dictionary definition can be misleading because it has connotations which possible alternate choices of word don't.
gollark: They are important. Words aren't clear cut definitions like, say, mathematical objects, and the dictionary just points to some common uses.
gollark: Great!
gollark: That's not actually what I said.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2010-06-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.