Weight 98 kg Current club Griquas Height 1.89 m | Playing position Name Uzair Cassiem University Boland College Years Team | |
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Uzair cassiem
Uzair Cassiem (born 17 March 1990) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays for the Cheetahs in the Super Rugby competition and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.
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Cassiem, who usually plays as a loose forward, previously represented the Golden Lions and Falcons.
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches. Cassiem finished joint top try scorer with two tries.
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. Cassiem appeared in all ten of their matches during the season.
Despite initially signing a contract to join Kimberley-based side Griquas prior to the 2016 season, he was included in the training squad of Super Rugby side the Cheetahs and it was later confirmed that he would remain with them for the entire 2016 season.
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