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| Full name | Thaakir Abrahams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Boys High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thaakir Abrahams (born 10 January 2000) is a South African rugby union player, who plays for Munster Rugby. His regular position is wing or fullback.
Sharks
[edit]Abrahams was named in the Sharks squad for both the 2020 Super Rugby season and the subsequent Super Rugby Unlocked competition.[2][3] Abrahams made his Sharks debut in Round 1 of the Super Rugby Unlocked competition against the Lions.[4]
Lyon
[edit]Abrahams joined Lyon ahead of the 2023/24 Top 14 season. He also featured in Lyon's Champions Cup campaign, featuring in four of their five games, scoring five tries.
Munster
[edit]On 29 May 2024, it was announced that Abrahams had signed a two-year deal to join Munster for the 2024-25 season.[5]
Abrahams made his competitive Munster debut in the first round of the 2024-25 United Rugby Championship victory against Connacht. He would then suffer a thigh injury in the province's loss to Zebre which ruled him out for a number of weeks.[6] He would score his first Munster try on his return from injury in the province's 17-10 victory on 30th November 2024 against South African side Lions.[7]
Thaakir Abrahams made a try scoring Champions Cup debut against Munster's 33-7 victory over Parisian side Stade Francais on 7th December 2024, in which he won Player Of The Match.[8]
Abrahams would help Munster greatly in their Round of 16 victory away to La Rochelle on the 7th April 2025, making a line break that ultimately saw Craig Casey score a try under the posts.
Abrahams scored Munster's only try in their narrow, 13-16 loss to URC side Bulls,[9] in Round 15 of the 2024-25 United Rugby Championship.
Abrahams helped secure Munster's place in the playoffs with a try against Benetton in Musgrave Park in the Irish province's 30-21 bonus point win over the Italian side.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thaakir Abrahams". itsrugby. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Cell C Sharks Captain and Squad Announcement" (Press release). Sharks. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked Squad". Sharks. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Strong Line-up for Opener". Sharks. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Thaakir Abrahams To Join Munster On Two-Year Deal". Munster Rugby. 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Thaakir Abrahams". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Report | Munster Beat Lions At Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Report | Munster Secure Bonus-Point Win Over Stade Francais". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Munster Lose Narrowly To Bulls At Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Report | Munster Secure Bonus-Point Win Over Benetton". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Thaakir Abrahams at European Professional Club Rugby
- Thaakir Abrahams at ItsRugby.co.uk
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