{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Ross Skeate | image = | caption = | birth_name = Ross Carson Skeate | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|8|2}} | birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=2.01|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|114|kg}} | ru_position = Lock, Second-row forward | amatyears1 = 2001–2008 | years1 = 2008–2010 | years2 = 2012–present | clubs1 = [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] | clubs2 = [[SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne|Agen]] | apps1 = 42 | apps2 = 0 | points1 = 10 | points2 = 0 | amatteam1 = University of Cape Town | ru_amupdate = | ru_ntupdate = 30 August 2008 | super1 = [[Stormers]] | super2 = [[Sharks (Super rugby franchise)|Sharks]] | superyears1 = 2005–2008 | superyears2 = 2011–2012 | superapps1 = 35 | superapps2 = 8 | superpoints1 = 5 | superpoints2 = 0 | ru_currentclub = | province1 = [[Western Province (rugby team)|W. Province]] | province2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}} | provinceyears1 = 2003–2008 | provinceyears2 = 2010–2012 | provinceapps1 = 55 | provinceapps2 = 22 | provincepoints1 = 30 | provincepoints2 = 0 | occupation = Professional rugby player | school = [[South African College Schools]], [[Cape Town]] | university = [[University of Cape Town]] }}
'''Ross Carson Skeate''' (born 2 August 1982 in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa) is a rugby union player.
He plays for the [[Sharks (Super rugby franchise)|Sharks]] and {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} in the [[Super Rugby]] and [[Currie Cup]] competitions respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/news/100729/Sharks_call_up_Skeate_and_Kankowski|title=Sharks call up Skeate and Kankowski|work=SuperSport official website|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref> He returned to South Africa on a two-year deal from 1 July 2010 after spending just under two years at French Top 14 side [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
He moved to [[France]] after the completion of the 2008 South African season. He played for the [[Stormers]] franchise in the [[Super Rugby|Super 14]] and for [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] in the domestic [[Currie Cup]] competition. Skeate has played for the [[Emerging Springboks]] (2007).{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
He's a skillful 'number 5'<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sarugby.com/2011/01/13/deysel-sharks-only-injury-concern/ |title=Deysel Sharks' Only Injury Concern | SARugby.com |access-date=2011-01-16 |archive-date=2011-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116080136/http://www.sarugby.com/2011/01/13/deysel-sharks-only-injury-concern/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> lock renowned for his line-out jumping prowess, physicality and prominence in the loose. At school he was a South African junior basketball player.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *http://www.rctoulon.com/effectifs-5-249.php#infosjoueur *http://www.iamastormer.com/profile/default.php?user_id=1710 *http://www.wprugby.com/playerprofiles.asp?Id=114 *http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/authid=30.html *{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=21717 | name=Ross Skeate | date=2 June 2016}} *http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_2317.html *http://www.RossSkeate.com (Ross Skeate Official Site)
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