Don Armand
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donovan Wade Armand | ||
| Born |
23 September 1988 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Maritzburg College | ||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock / Flank | ||
| Current club | Exeter Chiefs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Sharks | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2012 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 27 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012–2013 | Western Province | 19 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Stormers | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–present | Exeter Chiefs | 44 | (30) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 July 2013. | |||
Don Armand (born 23 September 1988) is a rugby union footballer. He plays as a flanker for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership.[1]
Armand made his debut with the South African team Western Province on 10 March 2012 in a 51–22 victory over the Boland Cavaliers.[2] He finished the 2012 Vodacom Cup season with six appearances and one try.
Due to injuries sustained by loose-forwards Duane Vermeulen and Nick Köster on the Stormers' 2012 Australasian tour, Armand received a call-up to the squad for the final tour game against the Western Force. The match ended in a 17–3 Stormers victory. He made his Super Rugby debut as a 75th-minute replacement for Nizaam Carr.[3]
Armand was a fixture in the 2012 Western Province Currie Cup side and started the winning final against the Sharks in Durban.
He has also represented the Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup.[4]
On 17 July 2013, it was confirmed that Armand would be joining English Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs on a two-year contract.[5]
In 2016, Armand was selected for the England Saxons' tour of South Africa.[6]
Exeter Chiefs
Don Armand made his Exeter Chiefs debut against the Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership in September 2013. He appeared 11 times in the 2013–14 season, mostly as a substitute. In 2014–15, Armand appeared 12 times, starting in 10 of those appearances. Armand had a breakout season in 2015–16, appearing 21 times in the Aviva Premiership, starting each match and playing a total of 1,611 minutes. Armand also appeared in the Chiefs' European Champions Cup campaign and started the 2016 Aviva Premiership final. Armand was nominated for the Aviva Premiership player of the year award, which was won by Alex Goode. Don Armand won the Exeter Chiefs Supporters' player of the year award for 2016[7] and also earned an England Saxons call up for their summer tour of South Africa.
References
- ↑ "Stormers make two changes for Waratahs". Super 15 Rugby News. Superxv.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 51-22 Regent Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Force 3-17 DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Armand to captain Ikey Tigers". Varsitycup.co.za. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign versatile forward Don Armand from Western Stormers in South Africa". BBC Sport. 15 July 2013.
- ↑ http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/england-a-call-up-armand. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.chiefssupportersclub.co.uk/news/
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Don Armand". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk Profile