Seabelo Senatla

  • Position:
    Wing
  • Nickname:
    Malvern
  • Date of birth:
    1993-10-02
  • Place of birth:
    Welkom, Freestate
  • Height:
    176 cm
  • Weight:
    88 kg
  • School:
    Riebeeckstad Hight School
  • DHL Stormers Caps:
    68
  • Social media handles:
    Instagram: @seabelo_senatla

What is your earliest rugby memory?

Playing U/9 rugby for Aurora Primary School.

What has been your career highlight to date?

World rugby 7s player of the year - 2016.

Who has had the biggest impact on your career and why?

Paul Treu, he was integral towards my development as a player.

What do you like to do when you are not playing rugby?

Servicing my creative side through various businesses.

Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?

My Dad. He’s the perfect model for a man.

What is your favourite city you have visited and why?

Sydney. Because it’s the closest thing you can get to Cape Town - which is my favourite city.

What is your favourite meal?

Lamb stew, samp, butternut and spinach.

Who was your rugby hero growing up?

Bryan Habana.

If you could invite any five people to a braai, who would they be?

J Cole, Ronaldo, Jay Z, Israel Adesanya.

Which DHL Stormers player do you think is most likely to become a coach one day and why?

Warrick Gelant, he studies the game in great detail and understands it. He also has a love for breaking down things and teaching them in the purest form. I think he’d make an amazing coach.

Best and worst dressed in the squad?

Best dressed - Suleiman Hertzenburg, Worst dressed - Gareth Wright.

Funniest person in the squad and why?

John Dobson.

Scoring

  • Tries scored

    5

Attack

  • Carries

    32
  • Metres made

    237
  • Passes

    17
  • Offloads

    4
  • Try assists

    1
  • Defenders beaten

    12
  • Clean breaks

    8
  • Crossed gainline

    15
  • Post-contact metres

    21

Defence

  • Tackles

    15
  • Dominant tackle contact

    2
  • Turnovers won

    3

Kicking

  • Kicks in play

    6
  • Kicking metres

    144
  • Attacking kicks

    5