Christopher Hollis (born 24 June 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Griquas (rugby union) in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre or wing.
Full name | Christopher Hollis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tarkastad, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen's College, Queenstown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Nelson Mandela University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollis attended and played first team rugby for Queen's College in Queenstown, earning an inclusion in Border's U18 squad for the 2016 Craven Week held in Durban.[1]
Hollis moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls, playing for their youth teams in 2017 and 2018.[2]
After playing for NMU Madibaz in the 2019 Varsity Cup, Hollis was signed by Pro14 side the Southern Kings.[3]
Hollis made his debut in the opening round of the 2019–20 Pro14 season, starting their 27–31 defeat to the Cardiff Blues.[4] In his second appearance a month later, he scored his first senior try in a 30–36 defeat to Benetton in Treviso.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Squad: Border". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Christopher Hollis – Vodacom Blue Bulls". Bulls. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Kings kontrakteer glo senter-bielie". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Match 4, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Match 25, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.