Rugby player
| Full name | Deon Carney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brits, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Northern Cape High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deon Carney is a South African rugby union footballer currently playing with the Leopards. His usual position is loose forward.
Carney was part of the Griquas youth structures from 2007 to 2009 before heading overseas to New Zealand where he was a member of Wellington's Wider Training Squad for the 2012 ITM Cup although he didn't make any appearances.
He returned to South Africa ahead of the 2012 Vodacom Cup Season and re-joined Griquas. He made his senior debut against the Blue Bulls on 9 March 2013 and made eight appearances, but was not retained for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.
References
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Deon Carney". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- "Old and New Faces in the Wellington Lions' Wider Training Squad". Wellington Lions. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 32–40 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- "Geen GW-kontrakte vir Horn, Carney en drietal van Shimlas". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.