▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁Griff ons ▁/ ▁C UT ▁I x ias ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁rugby ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁State . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Wel kom - based ▁side ▁the ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁V oda com ▁Cup ▁competition , ▁making ▁three ▁appearances . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Provin cial ▁Championship ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁university ▁side ▁' ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁V ars ity ▁Sh ield ▁competition , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁appearances , ▁but ▁( after ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁comp uls ory ▁friendly ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁against ▁the ▁) ▁made ▁his ▁C urr ie ▁Cup ▁debut ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁started ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁his ▁former ▁side ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁K empt on ▁Park ▁and ▁marked ▁the ▁occasion ▁by ▁also ▁scoring ▁his ▁first ▁senior ▁try ▁by ▁opening ▁the ▁scoring ▁for ▁the ▁Griff ons ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁match . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eleven ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁competition , ▁starting ▁six ▁of ▁those ▁and ▁helping ▁the ▁Griff ons ▁reach ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁ ▁Ann and ale ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁V ars ity ▁Sh ield ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁, ▁helping ▁them ▁top ▁the ▁log ▁after ▁the ▁round - ro bin ▁stages , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁falling ▁short ▁by