Imad Khan

Imad Khan (born 2 December 2003) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays as a scrum-half for the Western Province Currie Cup team and DHL Stormers.[1]

Imad Khan
Date of birth (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb; 170 lb)
SchoolBishops Diocesan
Rugby league career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Current team Stormers

Khan has also represented SA Schools, Junior Springboks, Western Province rugby, UCT IKey Tigers, and recently made his debut for the DHL Stormers.[1]

Early life and education

Imad Khan was born on 2 December 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] He attended Bishops Diocesan College for the entirety of his schooling career.[1] Khan went on to attend the University of Cape Town where he played for the Ikey Tigers Varsity Cup team.[1]

Rugby career

Khan's talent in rugby was quickly noticed, and he was selected to represent the U15 Western Province Elite squad in 2018. Thereafter, in 2019, he was selected to play for the U16 SA rugby team. In 2020, he made his first team debut for Bishops Diocesan College.

In 2021, Khan was selected to represent the U18 SA Schools team and also represented Bishops Diocesan College at a first team level, receiving man of the match for a number of games during his matric year and making a historic 98m try against long-time rival, Rondebosch Boys.[2]

In 2022, Khan was contracted to represent Western Province/Stormers.[3] Imad was also selected to represent and play for the various Western Province rugby age groups throughout the year, namely the U19,[4] U20 and U21 Western Province teams. Imad also represented the UCT Ikey Tigers for the 2022 Varsity Cup rugby tournament.[5]

Khan was further selected to be a part of the Junior Springboks team who won the 2022 U20 Six Nations Summer Series in Italy, where he played a crucial role in helping his team win the tournament, making several key assists and scoring a try against France.[6]

In 2023, Imad made his URC debut for the DHL Stormers against Glasgow[7] and also played for the U20 Western Province team. Following his success at the U20 level, Khan was called up to the Western Province Currie Cup team and made his debut against the Griquas, where he quickly established himself as a key player in the team.[8]

In light of Khan's URC debut for the DHL Stormers, John Dobson, DHL Stormers head coach, stated that he believes "Imad Khan is going to be a star of SA rugby",[9] and that he has not seen a scrumhalf with Khan's skillset in quite some time, especially in his ability to turn a game around.[9]

References
  1. "Imad Khan". The Stormers. 24 September 2016.
  2. "Imad Khan hat-trick helps Bishops win Cape derby against Rondebosch". SA Rugby magazine. 28 August 2021.
  3. "Seven Junior Boks commit to WP Rugby". The Stormers. 2 August 2022.
  4. "Khan comes in for DHL WP U19". WP Rugby. 4 November 2022.
  5. Bodlani, Lilitha (11 April 2022). "Five FNB Varsity Cup players who impressed (Round 9)". Varsity Cup.
  6. "SA's rugby conveyor belt still unmatched". TimesLIVE.
  7. "imad-khan - United Rugby Championship". www.unitedrugby.com.
  8. "Three debuts for DHL WP". WP Rugby. 31 March 2023.
  9. on, Published (7 January 2023). "'Imad Khan is going to be a star of SA rugby'". SA Rugby magazine.
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