Warren James Seals (born 12 February 1992) is a South African

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player, currently playing with English

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side Darlington Mowden Park following his transfer from

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for the 2017–18 season. His regular position is fly-half or inside centre.

Rugby career

Youth rugby

Seals was born in

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, but attended Kearsney College in

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. He was a member of the team that played in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring 48 points in his twelve appearances. He played rugby for the

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, including making a single appearance in the

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. He joined rivals for the 2015 Varsity Cup, making eight starts and top-scoring for his team with 81 points, the third-highest in the competition.

Boland Cavaliers

He was included in the squad for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division and made his first class debut by coming on as a replacement in a 24–62 defeat to the . He made his first of four consecutive starts the following week against the in a disappointing season for Boland which saw them miss out on the play-offs by finishing in fifth position.

Darlington Mowden Park

Seals then moved to

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to join

side Darlington Mowden Park. He scored 115 points in 20 appearances for the team, helping them finish the 2015–16 season in sixth position.

Yorkshire Carnegie

He signed a one-year contract with

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side

for the 2016–17 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seals, Warren South African rugby union players Living people 1992 births Rugby union players from Johannesburg Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union centres Boland Cavaliers players Alumni of Kearsney College Leeds Tykes players South African expatriate rugby union players in England 21st-century South African sportsmen Ikey Tigers players