Cecil Dumond (born 8 April 1987) is a South African
rugby union
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player, currently playing with the Northam Rhinos.
He is a utility back.
Career
Youth
He started his career at the , representing them at Under–19 level in 2006 and at Under–21 level in 2008.
Leopards
He made his first class debut in the
2007 Currie Cup First Division match against the
and started the match against the two weeks later.
He made no first class appearances in 2008, but returned as a fly-half for their
2009 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division season was the 71st season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 10 July through to 31 October.
It was won by the Blue Bulls, who defeated the Free State Cheetahs ...
season, scoring 71 points over the course of the season. In addition, he played in both
promotion/relegation matches against the ,
scoring 19 points over the two matches to help the Leopards maintain their Premier Division status. A further twelve appearances followed in 2010, but he only made two substitute appearances 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 ...
.
SWD Eagles
He then switched to
George-based side the and made a handful appearances for them in the
2011 Currie Cup First Division
The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 73rd season of the Currie Cup, an annual rugby union ...
and
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, ...
competitions.
Border Bulldogs
In 2013, he joined the for the
2013 Currie Cup First Division
The 2013 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 June to 11 October 2013. 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 competiti ...
and
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 ...
competitions.
Falcons
However, he remained at the Bulldogs for just one season, joining the in 2014.
Other
In addition to his first class career, he also represented
Potchefstroom
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-based university side in the
2009
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,
2010
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and
2011 Varsity Cup competitions and he played for Despatch in the inaugural
SARU Community Cup
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The competition was launched as the SARU Community Cup in 2013 to replace the existing SARU National Club Championships and renamed to the Gold ...
competition in
2013
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.
Personal
He is the younger brother of fly-half
Monty Dumond.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumond, Cecil
South African rugby union players
Living people
1987 births
Border Bulldogs players
Leopards (rugby union) players
SWD Eagles players
Rugby union fly-halves
Rugby union players from North West (South African province)