Full name Ruwellyn Miguel Isbell Weight 88 kg 2006 Eastern Province Kings Height 1.78 m | Current club Pumas Role Rugby union player Playing position Name Ruwellyn Isbell Career start 2014 | |
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Ruwellyn Miguel Isbell (born 17 February 1993 in Somerset East) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Pumas. His regular position is winger.
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Youth
In 2006, He appeared for Eastern Province at the Under-13 Craven Week competition. He then joined Grey College in Bloemfontein and played for the Free State Under-16 side at the 2009 Grant Khomo Week and their Under-18 side at the 2011 Craven Week, alongside future Springbok Jan Serfontein.
In 2010, he was included in an Under-18 High Performance squad that played in international friendlies against youth sides from France, Namibia and England. The following year, he was included in the S.A. Schools side that faced a France Invitational side, but missed the game through injury.
He moved to Pretoria in 2012 to join the Blue Bulls academy. He made ten appearances and scored three tries during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition as the Blue Bulls U19 side reached the final of the competition.
Sevens
At the end of 2012, Isbell received a call-up to the South Africa Sevens side for the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series and he made his debut at the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens. He also played in the Dubai and South African legs of the competition and won a gold medal at the 2013 World Games.
Pumas
He moved to Nelspruit-based side Pumas in 2014. He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut for them in the opening match of the season against the Falcons.
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final. Isbell made three appearances during the season, scoring three tries.