Alshaun Gerswon Bock (born 16 May 1982) is a South African

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player who last played for the in the

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and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is winger.

Career

Bock started playing for in 2002 and his performances led to his inclusion in the South Africa Under-21 team for the

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, scoring nine tries in five games. He was also called up to the

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team for the

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in the same year. Another season at Boland Cavaliers followed before he joined in 2005, where he had a successful two seasons. He then returned to for 2007 and 2008. A solitary first class performance for followed in 2009, but he spent most of his time playing club rugby for the Hamiltons RFC in

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. Bock got another shot at playing first class rugby in 2012, however, when he was signed by the . He was given a two-year contract extension in 2013. 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.

Griquas

Bock joined Kimberley-based side for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Southern Kings

Bock joined the for the

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. He made his

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debut for them in their match against the , at becoming the fourth oldest debutant in the history of the competition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bock, Alshaun South African rugby union players Living people 1982 births Boland Cavaliers players Griquas (rugby union) players Western Province (rugby union) players SWD Eagles players People from Wellington, Western Cape South Africa international rugby sevens players Southern Kings players Eastern Province Elephants players