Kyle Cooper (rugby union)
Full name | Kyle Lorran Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Glenwood High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyle Lorran Cooper (born 10 February 1989) is a South African rugby union player who represents the Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership. Originally a hooker he switched to prop ahead of 2020–21 season
Rugby career[]
He joined English Premiership side Newcastle Falcons prior to the 2016–17 season.[1]
Cooper made a slow start for the Falcons in his first season, only playing seven times. But an outstanding 2017-18 campaign, saw Cooper elected as part of the Premiership Dream Team. Making more turnovers and beating more defenders than any other Hooker in the league, as he scored four tries in his 16 Premiership outings that year.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Falcons swoop for Sharks hooker Kyle Cooper" (Press release). Newcastle Falcons. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Falcons swoop for Sharks hooker Kyle Cooper" (Press release). Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
External links[]
- Newcastle Falcons Profile
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Kyle Cooper". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk Profile
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- South African rugby union players
- Sharks (Currie Cup) players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Johannesburg
- South African people of British descent
- White South African people
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- South African rugby union biography stubs