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Full name
  
Gideon la Grange

Years
  
Team

Weight
  
97 kg

2002
  
Golden Lions

Height
  
1.82 m


Playing position
  
Centre

Role
  
Rugby union rugby centre

Nickname
  
Doppies

Name
  
Doppies Grange

Career start
  
2003

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Born
  
2 December 1981 (age 42) Sasolburg, South Africa (
1981-12-02
)

School(s) attended
  
Port Natal High School, Durban

Education
  
Port Natal High School, Rand Afrikaans University

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Gideon "Doppies" la Grange (born 2 December 1981 in Sasolburg, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played as a centre between 2003 and 2014.

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Golden Lions / Lions / Cats

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He spent the majority of his career at Johannesburg-based side the Golden Lions. Between 2003 and 2012, he made in excess of 100 appearances for the side in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions. He also played for their affiliated Super Rugby team – called the Cats until 2006 and the Lions since 2007 – during the same period, making 69 appearances and scoring five tries.

Treviso

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He signed a two-year contract at Benetton Treviso prior to the 2012–13 Pro12 season. However, in October 2013, after an injury-ridden spell at Benetton Treviso, he left the club, having made just nine appearances and scoring two tries.

Griquas

He returned to South Africa to join Griquas for a short spell during the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made six appearances during the competition before retiring from the sport after their final match of the season against the Blue Bulls.

References

Doppies la Grange Wikipedia