▁regular ▁position ▁is ▁lock ▁or ▁fl ank er . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Youth ▁and ▁V ars ity ▁Cup ▁rugby ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Province ▁side ▁that ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁Under - 1 6 ▁Grant ▁K hom o ▁Week ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁His ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ▁also ▁earned ▁him ▁an ▁inclusion ▁in ▁an ▁Under - 1 6 ▁El ite ▁Squad ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁youth ▁sides ▁for ▁Blo em f onte in - based ▁side , ▁the ▁. ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Under - 1 9 ▁Provin cial ▁Championship , ▁also ▁captain ing ▁the ▁side . ▁He ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁squad ▁and ▁started ▁ 2 5 ▁matches ▁for ▁them ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Provin cial ▁Championships , ▁also ▁scoring ▁six ▁tries ▁for ▁them ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁competition ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁his ▁side ' s ▁top ▁try ▁sc orer ▁for ▁the ▁competition . ▁This ▁six - try ▁ha ul ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁bra ce ▁against ▁event ual ▁champions ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁represented ▁V ars ity ▁Cup ▁side ▁, ▁scoring ▁three ▁tries ▁in ▁seven ▁starts ▁for ▁the ▁university ▁side . ▁ ▁Free ▁State ▁C heet ah s ▁ ▁Cla assen ' s ▁first ▁class ▁debut ▁came ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁V oda com ▁Cup