Alistair Hargreaves
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Date of birth | 29 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alistair John Hargreaves (born 29 April 1986 in
Since then he has gone on to represent the SA under 19 and u/21 sides, playing at both the Under 19 Rugby World Championship in 2004 and 2005 (of which he was captain). Impressive performances in these tournaments led to more opportunities with the Sharks and over the past few years he has established himself as a regular starter. To date he has picked up four caps for the national side along while also playing in non-capped games against Leicester Tigers and Saracens.
On 12 April 2012 Hargreaves signed a two-year deal with
He announced his retirement from rugby in October 2016[3] after suffering multiple concussions.[4] He then started working for Wolfpack lager, with former team-mate Chris Wyles.[5]
References
- ^ Alistair Hargreaves has agreed to join Saracens from the start of the 2012/13 season Archived 9 September 2012 at archive.today. Saracens.com (2012-04-16). Retrieved on 2012-08-06.
- ^ "Premiership final: Bath 16-28 Saracens". BBC. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Alistair Hargreaves retires from rugby" (Press release). Saracens. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Alistair Hargreaves retires from rugby" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Alistair Hargreaves: 'I earned £6,500 at the start of my rugby career – now my business makes £1m a year'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019.
External links
- Sharks profile
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Alistair Hargreaves". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame
- itsrugby.co.uk profile