Full name Edward William Boucher Name Kwagga Boucher Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Nickname Kwagga | |
Occupation Farm manager FARMCO BEE School(s) attended Sarel Cilliers High School | ||
Eddie 'Kwagga' Boucher (born 17 June 1983 in Kroonstad) is a retired South African rugby union player. His regular position was hooker or prop. These days he is a farm manager on a wine farm at FARMCO BEE in Darling.
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Early life
Boucher was born in Kroonstad on 17 June 1983 and was educated at Sarel Cilliers High School.
Career
Boucher came through the youth structures at Welkom, Free State and Griffons, where he played for the U19 side in 2002. In 2006, he was named as a member of the Griffons training squad for the Vodacom Cup He moved to Boland Cavaliers in 2010 and was named in the 2011 Vodacom Cup squad. However, he was on the fringes and struggled with injuries. He played no games for the club before moving back to Welkom in 2011. He played two games there before announcing his retirement in 2012 due to injury.