Wayne Khan (born 21 January 1991 in

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) is a 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, currently playing with the . His regular position is hooker, but he can also play as a flanker.

Career

Youth

He represented the at the 2008 Under-18 Academy Week and 2009 Under-18

Craven Week The Craven Week is an annual rugby union tournament organised for schoolboys in the Republic of South Africa. The tournament started in July 1964, and is named after the legendary Springbok rugby union player and coach Dr Danie Craven. The tou ...

tournaments and was included in their Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship squads in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he joined the and represented them at Under-19 and Under-21 level in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Griffons

He made his first class debut in the

2011 Vodacom Cup The 2011 Vodacom Cup was contested from 25 February to 13 May 2011. The tournament was the 14th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South A ...

competition for the , coming on as a substitute against the in a match played in

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. He made a further two substitute appearances for them in the remainder of that competition, but did not play in the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

tournament, turning out for the Under-21 team instead.

SWD Eagles

He returned to the in 2012 and made his first senior start in the

2012 Vodacom Cup The 2012 Vodacom Cup was played between 10 March and 18 May 2012 and was the 15th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, ...

match against the . He also made his

debut later that year against the .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Wayne South African rugby union players Living people 1991 births Griffons (rugby union) players SWD Eagles players Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Cape Town