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{{Infobox rugby union biography | name = Christopher Bosch | image = | fullname = <!--if different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|03|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa | height = {{height|m=1.83}} | weight = {{cvt|96|kg|lb stlb}} | occupation = | school = Paarl Gimnasium | university = | relatives = | position = Centre | currentclub = Bourgoin-Jallieu | youthyears1 = 2010 | youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | youthyears2 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | years1 = 2013 | clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | apps1 = 1 | points1 = 0 | years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}} | apps2 = 10 | points2 = 0 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = {{Rut|Falcons}} | apps3 = 8 | points3 = 5 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}} | apps4 = 26 | points4 = 60 | years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = {{Rut|Griquas}} | apps5 = 18 | points5 = 10 | years6 = 2018–present | clubs6 = Bourgoin-Jallieu | apps6 = 0 | points6 = 0 | amatyears1 = 2013 | amatteam1 = {{Rut|UP Tuks}} | amatapps1 = 8 | amatpoints1 = 0 | clubupdate = 27 October 2018 }} '''Christopher Bosch''' (born {{birth date|1992|03|27|df=y}}) is a South African professional rugby union player for Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Fédérale 1 in France.<ref name="SARU Player Profile Christopher Bosch">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=51591 | name=Christopher Bosch | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> His regular position is centre.

==Rugby career==

===Schoolboy rugby===

Bosch was born in Pretoria but later moved to the Western Cape to finish his schooling at Paarl Gimnasium. In 2010, he was selected to represent Western Province at the Under-18 Academy Week held in Vryheid.<ref name="SA Rugby Squad – WP : 2010 U18 Academy Week">{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=8203 | team=WP | compid=781 | comp=2010 U18 Academy Week | accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref>

===2011–2013: Blue Bulls===

After school, Bosch moved back to Pretoria, joining the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} academy. He made fourteen appearances for the Under-19 team during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting eleven of those matches in the inside centre position. He scored four tries during the regular season – one each in their matches against the {{Rut|Sharks U19}}s<ref name="Sharks 21-33 Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20275 | homeid=8565 | awayid=8566 | leagueid=808 | hometeam=Sharks | homescore=21 | awayscore=33 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=16 July 2011 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and the {{Rut|Golden Lions U19}}s<ref name="Blue Bulls 43-24 Lions">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20282 | homeid=8566 | awayid=8558 | leagueid=808 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=43 | awayscore=24 | awayteam=Lions | matchdate=6 August 2011 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and two in their final match against the {{Rut|Leopards U19}}s<ref name="Blue Bulls 45-15 Leopards">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20726 | homeid=8566 | awayid=8563 | leagueid=808 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=45 | awayscore=15 | awayteam=Leopards | matchdate=14 October 2011 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> – to help the Blue Bulls finish top of the log to qualify for the title play-offs.<ref name="SA Rugby Log – 2011 ABSA Under 19 Competition">{{SA Rugby Log | id=808 | comp=2011 ABSA Under 19 Competition | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He started their semi-final match against {{Rut|Free State U19}}, scoring a try just after the hour mark in a 48–13 victory,<ref name="Blue Bulls 48-13 Free State">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=102601 | homeid=8566 | awayid=8561 | leagueid=808 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=48 | awayscore=13 | awayteam=Free State | matchdate=21 October 2011 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> as well as the final, which trans--Jukskei rivals {{Rut|Golden Lions U19}} won 20–19.<ref name="Lions 20-19 Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=102611 | homeid=8558 | awayid=8566 | leagueid=808 | hometeam=Lions | homescore=20 | awayscore=19 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=29 October 2011 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref>

Bosch advanced to the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U21}} squad for the 2012 season, emulating his try-scoring form from 2011 by contributing five tries during the season. These tries came in home<ref name="Blue Bulls 61-17 Sharks">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106661 | homeid=12121 | awayid=12151 | leagueid=1261 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=61 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=5 October 2012 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and away<ref name="Sharks 19-34 Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106451 | homeid=12151 | awayid=12121 | leagueid=1261 | hometeam=Sharks | homescore=19 | awayscore=34 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=18 August 2012 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> victories over the {{Rut|Sharks U21}}s, home<ref name="Blue Bulls 41-13 Toyota Free State Cheetahs">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106471 | homeid=12121 | awayid=12131 | leagueid=1261 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=41 | awayscore=13 | awayteam=Toyota Free State Cheetahs | matchdate=25 August 2012 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and away<ref name="Toyota Free State Cheetahs 24-31 Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106681 | homeid=12131 | awayid=12121 | leagueid=1261 | hometeam=Toyota Free State Cheetahs | homescore=24 | awayscore=31 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=13 October 2012 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> victories over the {{Rut|Free State U21}}s and their match against the {{Rut|Leopards U21}}s in Potchefstroom.<ref name="Platinum Leopards 27-33 Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106631 | homeid=12141 | awayid=12121 | leagueid=1261 | hometeam=Platinum Leopards | homescore=27 | awayscore=33 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=28 September 2012 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> The team won ten of their twelve matches in the regular season – with Bosch featuring in nine of their matches – to top the log<ref name="SA Rugby Log – 2012 ABSA Under 21 Competition">{{SA Rugby Log | id=1261 | comp=2012 ABSA Under 21 Competition | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and advance to the semi-finals. Bosch was used as a replacement in their 46–35 victory over the Sharks in the semi-final<ref name="Blue Bulls 46-35 Sharks">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106031 | homeid=11981 | awayid=12011 | leagueid=1251 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=46 | awayscore=35 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=20 October 2012 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and their 22–13 victory over Western Province in the final as his side won the competition for the second consecutive season.<ref name="DHL Western Province 13-22 Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106721 | homeid=12101 | awayid=12121 | leagueid=1261 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=13 | awayscore=22 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=27 October 2012 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref>

At the start of 2013, Bosch played Varsity Cup rugby for {{Rut|UP Tuks}}, the university team affiliated with the Blue Bulls academy. He made three starts and five appearances as a replacement during the competition, the last two of those being in their 61–24 victory over {{Rut|UJ}} in the semi-final<ref name="FNB UP-Tuks 1 61-24 FNB UJ">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=105794 | homeid=10644 | awayid=10624 | leagueid=1084 | hometeam=FNB UP-Tuks 1 | homescore=61 | awayscore=24 | awayteam=FNB UJ | matchdate=25 March 2013 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and their 44–5 victory over {{Rut|Maties}} in the final<ref name="FNB Maties 5-44 FNB UP-Tuks 1">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106274 | homeid=10614 | awayid=10644 | leagueid=1084 | hometeam=FNB Maties | homescore=5 | awayscore=44 | awayteam=FNB UP-Tuks 1 | matchdate=8 April 2013 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> to win the competition for the second time in their history. Shortly after the Varsity Cup finished, Bosch was also named in the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} squad for their Vodacom Cup match against the {{Rut|Limpopo Blue Bulls}} in Lephalale. He came on as a replacement in the 53rd minute of the match to make his first-class debut, helping the Blue Bulls to a 110–0 victory.<ref name="Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 0-110 Vodacom Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104234 | homeid=11924 | awayid=11754 | leagueid=1164 | hometeam=Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls | homescore=0 | awayscore=110 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=20 April 2013 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref>

He again represented the Blue Bulls' Under-21 side in the latter half of the season. He made nine appearances, scoring tries in home<ref name="Vodacom Blue Bulls 70-19 Border">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=110714 | homeid=15294 | awayid=15284 | leagueid=1434 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=70 | awayscore=19 | awayteam=Border | matchdate=20 September 2013 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and away<ref name="Border 14-66 Vodacom Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=110524 | homeid=15284 | awayid=15294 | leagueid=1434 | hometeam=Border | homescore=14 | awayscore=66 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=3 August 2013 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> wins over {{Rut|Border U21}}, as the side finished second on the log.<ref name="SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition">{{SA Rugby Log | id=1434 | comp=2013 Absa Under 21 Competition | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He didn't feature in the play-offs though, where the Blue Bulls followed up a 36–13 semi-final victory over the Sharks<ref name="Vodacom Blue Bulls 36-13 The Sharks U21">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=110844 | homeid=15294 | awayid=15264 | leagueid=1434 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=36 | awayscore=13 | awayteam=The Sharks U21 | matchdate=19 October 2013 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> with a defeat in the final, going down 23–30 to Western Province.<ref name="DHL Western Province 30-23 Vodacom Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=110854 | homeid=15244 | awayid=15294 | leagueid=1434 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=30 | awayscore=23 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=26 October 2013 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref>

===2014: Boland Cavaliers===

Bosch spent his 2014 season playing for the Wellington-based {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}. After remaining an unused replacement for their opening match against {{Rut|Western Province}},<ref name="DHL Western Province 16-8 Regent Boland Cavaliers">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117794 | homeid=17604 | awayid=17534 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=16 | awayscore=8 | awayteam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | matchdate=8 March 2014 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He made his Boland debut the following week, starting their 20–28 defeat to a {{Rut|Free State XV}} in Malmesbury.<ref name="Regent Boland Cavaliers 20-28 Toyota Free State XV">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117864 | homeid=17534 | awayid=17564 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | homescore=20 | awayscore=28 | awayteam=Toyota Free State XV | matchdate=15 March 2014 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> Two starts and two appearances as a replacement followed, as Boland finished in sixth place on the Southern Section log, missing out on the play-offs.<ref name="SA Rugby Log – 2014 Vodacom Cup">{{SA Rugby Log | id=1734 | comp=2014 Vodacom Cup | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He made just two appearances off the bench during their Currie Cup qualification series, which saw the team progress to the First Division. He featured in three more matches in that competition, but could not prevent the side finishing in fifth, missing out on a play-off spot.<ref name="SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Currie Cup First Division">{{SA Rugby Log | id=2154 | comp=2014 Absa Currie Cup First Division | date=28 July 2016}}</ref>

===2015: Falcons===

After just one season at the Boland Cavaliers, Bosch returned to Gauteng to join the {{Rut|Falcons}}. He started five matches for them in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series, and a further three times in the First Division. He scored his first senior try in their match against his former side {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}, as his new side convincingly beat them 76–12.<ref name="Hino Valke 76-12 Boland">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=154134 | homeid=29604 | awayid=29594 | leagueid=2334 | hometeam=Hino Valke | homescore=76 | awayscore=12 | awayteam=Boland | matchdate=12 September 2015 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref>

===2016: Boland Cavaliers===

Bosch rejoined the Boland Cavaliers for the 2016 season and established himself as the first choice inside centre, starting thirteen matches in that position. He scored a try in a 14–30 defeat to {{Rut|Griquas}} in his only appearance off the bench in Round Four,<ref name="Boland Cavaliers 14-30 Griquas">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=158354 | homeid=30734 | awayid=30774 | leagueid=2824 | hometeam=Boland Cavaliers | homescore=14 | awayscore=30 | awayteam=Griquas | matchdate=29 April 2016 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and further tries in victories over the {{Rut|Leopards}}<ref name="Leopards 31-43 Boland Cavaliers">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=158434 | homeid=30794 | awayid=30734 | leagueid=2824 | hometeam=Leopards | homescore=31 | awayscore=43 | awayteam=Boland Cavaliers | matchdate=7 May 2016 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and {{Rut|SWD Eagles}},<ref name="Boland Cavaliers 32-16 SWD Eagles">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=158634 | homeid=30734 | awayid=30744 | leagueid=2824 | hometeam=Boland Cavaliers | homescore=32 | awayscore=16 | awayteam=SWD Eagles | matchdate=27 May 2016 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> before scoring four tries in their 110–10 victory over Namibian outfit the {{Rut|Welwitschias}}.<ref name="Boland Cavaliers 110-10 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=158874 | homeid=30734 | awayid=30844 | leagueid=2824 | hometeam=Boland Cavaliers | homescore=110 | awayscore=10 | awayteam=Windhoek Draught Welwitschias | matchdate=25 June 2016 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He scored a further try against {{Rut|Western Province}}<ref name="Boland Cavaliers 14-25 DHL Western Province">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=159014 | homeid=30734 | awayid=30724 | leagueid=2824 | hometeam=Boland Cavaliers | homescore=14 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=9 July 2016 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> and a brace against a {{Rut|Free State XV}}<ref name="Toyota Free State XV 17-24 Boland Cavaliers">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=159054 | homeid=30764 | awayid=30734 | leagueid=2824 | hometeam=Toyota Free State XV | homescore=17 | awayscore=24 | awayteam=Boland Cavaliers | matchdate=16 July 2016 | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> to end the competition with a total haul of ten tries, the second-highest by a Boland player behind his fellow centre Ryan Nell and joint fifth overall in the competition.<ref name="SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying">{{SA Rugby Try Scorers | id=2824 | comp=2016 Currie Cup Qualifying | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> The Boland Cavaliers won eleven of their fourteen matches to finish in third position on the log<ref name="SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying">{{SA Rugby Log | id=2824 | comp=2016 Currie Cup Qualifying | date=28 July 2016}}</ref> to qualify for the Premier Division for the first time since 2009.

==References==

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