Michael Rhodes (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Michael Kenworthy Rhodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Michaelhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | UNISA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Kenworthy Rhodes (born 19 December 1987 in Durban, South Africa) is a rugby union footballer who currently plays with English Premiership side Saracens. He plays as a flanker, but has been occasionally used as a lock.
Contents
1 Rugby Union career
1.1 Super Rugby
1.2 Barbarians
1.3 Saracens
2 Super Rugby statistics
3 Honours
4 References
5 External links
Rugby Union career
Super Rugby
After playing for the Sharks for two seasons, Rhodes signed up for the Golden Lions along with Sharks teammate Pat Cilliers at the end of the 2010 season.[1]
He joined the Stormers for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[2]
In September 2013 Rhodes received a red card for a stamp on Blue Bulls captain Jono Ross. Coincidently it was the second time that weekend a player had been expelled for stamping with Nick Wood also being sent off. Citing lack of intent in the action the disciplinary pannel only suspended Rhodes for a match.[3] Two years earlier Rhodes had faced harsher discipline after he put Siale Piutau in a headlock and the latter responded with multiple punches. Neither player was disciplined during the game but the panel suspended both for six weeks for their actions.[4]
After a stellar year, Rhodes was voted most promising forward at the annual Western Province Awards in 2014.[5]
Barbarians
Rhodes was part of the Barbarians side to face Leicester Tigers for their 125th Anniversary on 4 November 2014. Rhodes started at 6 and scored a try in the 26–59 thumping of the Tigers.[6]
Saracens
Michael Rhodes joined Saracens from Stormers for the 2015–16. Rhodes quickly became established as Saracens' first choice 6 and a fan favourite and went on to help Saracens win the double of the Aviva Premiership and the European Champions Cup for the first time in Saracens' history. Rhodes featured in 27 games in the 2015–2016 season including Champions Cup and Premiership finals and scored tries against Sale Sharks and in the Champions Cup Semi-final against Wasps.
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 21 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lions | 9 | 5 | 4 | 461 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Stormers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Stormers | 14 | 12 | 2 | 998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Stormers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 480 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 26 | 9 | 2140 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Natal Sharks
Currie Cup (2): 2008, 2010
Golden Lions
Currie Cup (1): 2011
Stormers
Super Rugby South African Conference (1): 2015
Western Province
Currie Cup (1): 2014
Saracens
Aviva Premiership (2): 2015–16, 2017–18
European Champions Cup (2): 2015–16 and 2016–17- Players' Player of the Year (1): 2016–17
References
^ http://www.lionsrugby.co.za/index.php/all-rugby/super-14/853-cilliers-and-rhodes-sign-with-lions
^ "Lions to confirm mass exodus". Sport24. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Michael Rhodes straight red card and suspension for stamp in face". Rugby Dump. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ "Siale Piutau lets fly on Michael Rhodes after dangerous headlock". Rugby Dump. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ "Saracens – 10 things to know about Michael Rhodes". saracens.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Leicester 26, Barbarians 59: Tigers downed in 13-try spectacular in revival of traditional fixture". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
External links
"SA Rugby Player Profile – Michael Rhodes". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Lions profile
