Michael Killian (born 22 November 1983) is a former South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He played mostly as a winger and represented the and in domestic South African rugby and the and in

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

Career

He started his career at the Kings (previously known as the

Mighty Elephants The Eastern Province Elephants (known as the Multisure Eastern Province Elephants for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge (South Africa), Rugby Challenge competi ...

) and made 58 appearances for them over 7 seasons. In 2008, he moved to the , where he also became a regular for the

franchise. On 5 June 2012, he announced that he would rejoin the (formerly the Mighty Elephants) for the

2012 Currie Cup First Division The 2012 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 30 June to 13 October 2012. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competit ...

. He was also named in the squad for the

2013 Super Rugby season The 2013 Super Rugby season was the third season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tournament was won by the Chiefs, who defeated the Canberra-based Brumb ...

. He announced his retirement from rugby in April 2014 to pursue a career in the corporate sector.

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Living people 1983 births South African rugby union players Golden Lions players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Rugby union wings Sportspeople from Uitenhage White South African people Eastern Province Elephants players Southern Kings players Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub