Bobby De Wee

Arthur Bobby de Wee (born 4 February 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship.

Career

Youth: Leopards and Blue Bulls

In 2010, De Wee was called up to represent the at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Upington. He moved to Centurion the following year, resulting in him then representing the at the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in both 2011 and 2012.

De Wee also represented the Blue Bulls after finishing school, making seven appearances for the side in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, in a season that saw them win all twelve of their matches in the regular season of the competition. De Wee didn't feature in the title play-offs as the Blue Bulls won the competition, beating the s 35–23 in the final.

Golden Lions

De Wee then made the short move to Johannesburg to join the prior to the 2014 season. He made his first class debut by playing off the bench in their 23–22 victory over the in the 2014 Vodacom Cup. After another appearance as a replacement in their next match against his former side the Blue Bulls, De Wee started his first match in an 18–33 defeat to in Kimberley. His fourth appearance in the competition came in the Golden Lions' 110–0 victory over the as the Golden Lions finished in fourth spot in the Northern Section to qualify for the quarter-finals. De Wee wasn't involved in the play-offs, as the Golden Lions went all the way to the final, which they lost 6–30 to Griquas.

Despite still being at Under-20 age-level, De Wee was a key player for the s in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, starting all twelve of their matches in the regular season. He scored three tries during the season – two in their 113–3 over and another in their 31–50 defeat to a week later – to help the Golden Lions finish in third spot on the log. He appeared as a replacement in their semi-final match with the , but could not prevent them losing 19–23 to be knocked out of the competition.

De Wee returned to first class action in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, starting all but one of the Golden Lions' matches in the competition. He scored two of the Golden Lions' eight tries in a 53–3 victory over Namibian side in Windhoek on the opening day of the competition and helped the Golden Lions to finish top of the Northern Section log, winning all seven of their matches. He also started their 29–21 win over the in their quarter final match and their 20–43 defeat to the in the semi-final of the competition. He once again represented the s in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, scoring tries in matches against the s and s as they secured a semi-final place by finishing in fourth spot.

In October, he was included in the starting line-up for the Golden Lions in their final match of the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division season, against in Johannesburg, and subsequently made his Currie Cup debut, playing the first 69 minutes of a 29–19 victory to help the Golden Lions retain their unbeaten record in the competition.

Southern Kings

In 2017, he signed with Pro14 side Southern Kings.

Ealing Trailfinders

On 15 January 2021, Bobby traveled to England to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders from the 2020-21 season.

References

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South African rugby union players
Living people
1994 births
Rugby union players from Klerksdorp
Rugby union locks
Rugby union flankers
Golden Lions players
Southern Kings players
Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players
South African expatriate rugby union players in England