Full name | Ghafoer Luckan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rylands High School, Athlone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ghafoer Luckan (born 18 December 1985) is a former South African rugby union player, currently a strength and conditioning coach with the Springbok 7's team.[1] His regular playing position was winger.
He started his career at Western Province and represented them in the Under-21 Currie Cup competition in 2005 and 2006. He was included in the senior squads for the 2006 Vodacom Cup, 2007 Vodacom Cup and 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division seasons, but failed to make an appearance in any of those competitions.
In 2009, he moved to the Border Bulldogs, where he did make his first class debut against the Mighty Elephants[2] in the opening game of the 2009 Currie Cup First Division season. He made eleven appearances in total, scoring three tries.
In 2010, he moved to Potchefstroom where he joined university side the NWU Pukke in the 2010 Varsity Cup competition. He also made two substitute appearances for the Leopards in 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competition.
He returned to Western Province and made his debut for them in the 2012 Vodacom Cup as a last-minute substitute against the SWD Eagles.[3] The following week, he started against the Free State XV and scored a first half try.[4]
He joined the SWD Eagles in the latter half of 2012 and scored six tries for them in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. A further five appearances followed in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, as well as six in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.
On 1 August 2013, he announced his retirement as a player and was appointed as a biokineticist at the SWD Eagles.[5]