# Basil Short

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{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use South African English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
|           name = Basil Short
|          image = 
|       fullname = Basil Gordon Short
|     birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|19|df=y}}
|    birth_place = [Vryheid](/source/Vryheid), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa)
|         height = {{height|m=1.89}}
|         weight = {{cvt|118|kg|lb stlb}}<ref name="SARU Player Profile Basil Short"/>
|       nickname = 
|     occupation = 
|         school = [Standerton High School](/source/Standerton_High_School), [Standerton](/source/Standerton)
|     university = [University of Pretoria](/source/University_of_Pretoria)
|      relatives = 
|       position = [Prop](/source/Prop_(rugby_union))
|    currentclub = 
|    youthyears1 = 2011–2012
|    youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}
|         years1 = 2012–2015
|         clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}
|          apps1 = 26
|        points1 = 10
|         years2 = 2015
|         clubs2 = → {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}
|          apps2 = 3
|        points2 = 0
|         years3 = 2016
|         clubs3 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}
|          apps3 = 19
|        points3 = 5
|         years4 = 2017–2018
|         clubs4 = {{Rut|SWD Eagles}}
|          apps4 = 10
|        points4 = 0
|     amatyears1 = 2012–2014
|      amatteam1 = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
|      amatapps1 = 17
|    amatpoints1 = 15
|     clubupdate = 13 July 2018
}}
'''Basil Gordon Short''' (born {{birth date|1991|05|19|df=y}} in [Vryheid](/source/Vryheid), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa)) is a South African [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player who last played for the {{Rut|SWD Eagles}}.<ref name="SARU Player Profile Basil Short">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=53230 | name=Basil Short | date=29 May 2016}}</ref> His regular position is prop.

==Career==

===Youth===

Short played at Under-21 level for the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} in the [2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship](/source/2011_Under-21_Provincial_Championship) and the [2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship](/source/2012_Under-21_Provincial_Championship) competitions, helping the Blue Bulls to win both those competitions.

He also played [Varsity Cup](/source/Varsity_Cup) rugby for the [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria)-based university side {{Rut|UP Tuks}} between [2012](/source/2012_Varsity_Rugby) and [2014](/source/2014_Varsity_Cup), picking up a winner's medal in the first two seasons. He was also included in a [South African Universities](/source/South_African_Universities_rugby_union_team) side in 2013.<ref name="SA Universities squad named to face Namibia">{{cite web | url=https://www.rugby15.co.za/sa-universities-squad-named-to-face-namibia/ | title=SA Universities squad named to face Namibia | publisher=Rugby15 | date=25 April 2013 | access-date=19 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519151941/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2013/04/sa-universities-squad-named-to-face-namibia/ | archive-date=19 May 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Blue Bulls===

His first class debut came during the [2012 Vodacom Cup](/source/2012_Vodacom_Cup) competition. He came off the bench during the second half of their match against {{Rut|Griquas}} at [Loftus Versfeld](/source/Loftus_Versfeld).<ref name="Vodacom Blue Bulls 17-36 GWK Griquas">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103591 | homeid=11341 | awayid=11351 | leagueid=1211 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=17 | awayscore=36 | awayteam=GWK Griquas | matchdate=10 March 2012 | date=24 June 2016}}</ref> He scored his first try in first class rugby two weeks later against [Gauteng](/source/Gauteng) rivals the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in the same competition<ref name="Vodacom Blue Bulls 49-10 MTN Golden Lions">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103751 | homeid=11341 | awayid=11391 | leagueid=1211 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=49 | awayscore=10 | awayteam=MTN Golden Lions | matchdate=24 March 2012 | date=24 June 2016}}</ref> and made seven appearances in total.

A further two appearances followed during the [2013 Vodacom Cup](/source/2013_Vodacom_Cup) competition and an additional seven in the [2014 Vodacom Cup](/source/2014_Vodacom_Cup).

===Boland Cavaliers===

He joined [Wellington](/source/Wellington%2C_Western_Cape)-based side {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}} for the 2016 season.<ref name="Cavaliers Currie Cup squad and coaching staff announcement">{{cite web | url=https://www.rugby15.co.za/50206/ | title=Cavaliers Currie Cup squad and coaching staff announcement | work=Rugby15 | date=21 January 2016 | access-date=21 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127150854/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2016/01/50206/ | archive-date=2016-01-27 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==

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Category:1991 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Vryheid
Category:White South African people
Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Rugby union props
Category:Bulls (rugby union) players
Category:Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen

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