Basil Short

Basil Gordon Short (born (1991-05-19)19 May 1991 in Vryheid, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the SWD Eagles.^[1] His regular position is prop.

Basil Short

Full name	Basil Gordon Short
Date of birth	(1991-05-19) 19 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Vryheid, South Africa
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)[1]
School	Standerton High School, Standerton
University	University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Youth career 2011–2012 Blue Bulls Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2014 UP Tuks 17 (15) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2015 Blue Bulls 26 (10) 2015 → Eastern Province Kings 3 (0) 2016 Boland Cavaliers 19 (5) 2017–2018 SWD Eagles 10 (0) Correct as of 13 July 2018

Career

Youth

Short played at Under-21 level for the Blue Bulls in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions, helping the Blue Bulls to win both those competitions.

He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the Pretoria-based university side UP Tuks between 2012 and 2014, picking up a winner's medal in the first two seasons. He was also included in a South African Universities side in 2013.^[2]

Blue Bulls

His first class debut came during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. He came off the bench during the second half of their match against Griquas at Loftus Versfeld.^[3] He scored his first try in first class rugby two weeks later against Gauteng rivals the Golden Lions in the same competition^[4] and made seven appearances in total.

A further two appearances followed during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and an additional seven in the 2014 Vodacom Cup.

Boland Cavaliers

He joined Wellington-based side Boland Cavaliers for the 2016 season.^[5]