Brendon Terence April (born 20 December 1993 in

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) is a South African

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player, currently playing with Western Province Premier League club side Durbanville-Bellville. His regular position is winger.

Career

Youth and amateur rugby

April started off his career playing for Boland club side Roses United and often played for them throughout his entire career. He also played for the side in 2002 and for their U20 side in 2003.

Falcons

He made the move to the

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in 2005, signing for the . He made senior debut during the

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competition, starting their match against . He also made his

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debut during the same season, scoring six tries in their First Division campaign. He was regular for them in the

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, scoring five tries to help the win the trophy – the first trophy in their history – and also qualify for the

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, where April failed to score in five appearances. He made a total of 32 appearances for the in the

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and

competitions, scoring twelve tries.

Griffons, Roses United and Maties

April moved to

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-based outfit the in 2007, where he made just two appearances for the side in the

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. He then returned to former amateur club side Roses United, where he played club rugby for the next few seasons. In 2008, he was also included in the side that won the

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competition, starting the first two matches of their season.

Boland Cavaliers

His continuous try-scoring exploits for Roses United led to him returning to provincial rugby in 2010 with the . He played in a compulsory friendly match against the , coming on as a second-half substitute and it just took him eight minutes to get a try for Boland. He established himself as a regular starter for his team over the next few seasons and kept up his try-scoring exploits, finishing as the top try scorer for the Cavaliers during the

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and

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seasons. He was also the top try-scorer for Roses United at the

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tournament.

Durbanville-Bellville

In 2015, he joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the

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competition, scoring four tries in seven appearances in the competition.

Personal

He is the older brother of rugby player Garth April.

References

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