Ghafoer Luckan

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Ghafoer Luckan
Personal information
Full name Ghafoer Luckan
Born (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985 (age 38)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended Rylands High School, Athlone
Club information
Playing position Winger
Current club SWD Eagles
Youth career
2005–06 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2010 NWU Pukke 3 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2006–07 Western Province 0 (0)
2009 Border Bulldogs 11 (15)
2010 Leopards 2 (0)
2012 Western Province 2 (5)
2012–13 SWD Eagles 15 (35)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 September 2013.

† Appearances (Points).

Ghafoer Luckan (born 18 December 1985) is a former South African rugby union player, currently a biokineticist with the SWD Eagles.[1] His regular playing position was winger.

Career

Youth

He started his career at Western Province and represented them in the Under-21 Currie Cup competition in 2005 and 2006. He was included in the senior squads for the 2006 Vodacom Cup, 2007 Vodacom Cup and 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division seasons, but failed to make an appearance in any of those competitions.

Border Bulldogs

In 2009, he moved to the Border Bulldogs, where he did make his first class debut against the Mighty Elephants[2] in the opening game of the 2009 Currie Cup First Division season. He made eleven appearances in total, scoring three tries.

Leopards and NWU Pukke

In 2010, he moved to Potchefstroom where he joined university side the NWU Pukke in the 2010 Varsity Cup competition. He also made two substitute appearances for the Leopards in 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competition.

Western Province

He returned to Western Province and made his debut for them in the 2012 Vodacom Cup as a last-minute substitute against the SWD Eagles.[3] The following week, he started against the Free State XV and scored a first half try.[4]

SWD Eagles

He joined the SWD Eagles in the latter half of 2012 and scored six tries for them in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. A further five appearances followed in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, as well as six in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.

On 1 August 2013, he announced his retirement as a player and was appointed as a biokineticist at the SWD Eagles.[5]

References

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