Wesley Roy Dunlop (born 12 May 1987) 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 US Montauban.

Career

Youth

He went to Grey High School in

Port Elizabeth Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...

and played for the Under-19 team, as well as in club rugby.

Natal Sharks

In 2007, he moved to Durban, where the joined the academy. He played for the at Under-21 level and was included in their

Vodacom Cup The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...

squads in

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and

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. During the

2009 Currie Cup First Division The 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 11 July through to 16 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The Currie Cup tournament (also known as the Abs ...

, he made 7 appearances for the (now the ). In 2010, he was a member of the College Rovers club that won the National Club Championships.

Blue Bulls

In 2011, he then moved to the . He made several appearances for their Vodacom Cup team in

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and

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. During the same period, he also played for the

Varsity Cup Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...

side . He had a fantastic season in

, finishing as top scorer and also being voted the Player That Rocks.

Eastern Province Kings

In 2012, he then moved back to Port Elizabeth for his second spell with the . He made his debut on 30 July 2012 in the opening game of 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 ...

season against , scoring five points in a 25–20 victory. He was initially 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 ...

, but was later released to the

2013 Vodacom Cup The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First ...

squad.

Montauban

In 2013 he joined US Montauban in French 3rd Division.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunlop, Wesley 1987 births Living people Alumni of Grey High School Blue Bulls players Eastern Province Elephants players Leopards (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Durban South African people of British descent South African rugby union players White South African people Rugby union fly-halves