Bjorn Basson
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Bjorn Alberic Basson is a South Africa
n professional rugby union
player who plays as wing - and sometimes as full-back - for the Bulls (Super Rugby franchise) and the South Africa national rugby union team
.
He usually plays as wing - position in which he played for the Central Cheetahs in 2010.
In 2011 moved to the Bulls.
Basson has also been selected to play for the senior South African Springbok team.
Basson is also able to play in the full-back position.
In 2008 Basson was chosen to represent the Emerging South Africa team. A team which went on to win the IRB Nations Cup in Romania, 2008.
Basson was seleted for the Springboks tour of the United Kingdom
and Ireland
in 2010. He made his test debut on the 5 June 2010 against Wales
in Cardiff
.
Basson signed a two year contract with the Blue Bulls Company on the September 19, 2010. He is currently one of the leading try scorers in the ABSA Currie Cup competition. He is now the sole record holder for most tries in a Currie Cup season, with 21 tries.
On Monday 15 November he and Chiliboy Ralepelle were suspended and sent home from the Northern Hemisphere tour after testing positive for a banned substance after the game against Ireland on November 6, 2010. Both players tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a "non-specified stimulant" on the prohibited substances list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n professional rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who plays as wing - and sometimes as full-back - for the Bulls (Super Rugby franchise) and the South Africa national rugby union team
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
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He usually plays as wing - position in which he played for the Central Cheetahs in 2010.
In 2011 moved to the Bulls.
Basson has also been selected to play for the senior South African Springbok team.
Basson is also able to play in the full-back position.
In 2008 Basson was chosen to represent the Emerging South Africa team. A team which went on to win the IRB Nations Cup in Romania, 2008.
Basson was seleted for the Springboks tour of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 2010. He made his test debut on the 5 June 2010 against Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
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Basson signed a two year contract with the Blue Bulls Company on the September 19, 2010. He is currently one of the leading try scorers in the ABSA Currie Cup competition. He is now the sole record holder for most tries in a Currie Cup season, with 21 tries.
On Monday 15 November he and Chiliboy Ralepelle were suspended and sent home from the Northern Hemisphere tour after testing positive for a banned substance after the game against Ireland on November 6, 2010. Both players tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a "non-specified stimulant" on the prohibited substances list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).