Vincent Koch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent Philip Koch | ||
| Born |
13 March 1990 Empangeni, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended |
Grantham Park Primary School, Huguenot High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Tighthead Prop | ||
| Current club | Saracens | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–2012 | UP Tuks | 10 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012 | Blue Bulls | 3 | (5) |
| 2012–2016 | Pumas | 51 | (40) |
| 2015–2016 | Stormers | 33 | (35) |
| 2016–present | Saracens | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013 | South Africa President's XV | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Springbok XV | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–present | South Africa | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | South Africa 'A' | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016. | |||
Vincent Philip Koch (born 13 March 1990) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays for Saracens in the English Premiership.[1][2]
Koch regularly plays as a prop and has previously represented the Blue Bulls, UP Tuks and the Pumas.
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[3] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[4]
He joined the Stormers for the 2015 Super Rugby season, but will return to the Pumas for the Currie Cup.[5][6]
South Africa 'A'
In 2016, Koch was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[7] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein,[8] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[9]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Vincent Koch". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "Vincent Koch Scoresway Player Profile". scoresway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "WP take another Bull to the Cape". SuperSport. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Leeus nooi nie Puma-sterre" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24-32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.