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Full name Josias Mathiem Ebersohn
Date of birth 23 February 1989 (age 23)
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight 83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
School Grey College, Bloemfontein
University University of the Free State
Notable relative(s) Robert Ebersohn (twin brother)
RUGBY CAREER
POSITION Flyhalf
PROVINCE Free State Cheetahs
TRIES 16
CONVERSIONS 139
PENALTIES 92
DROP GOALS 8
TOTAL POINTS 658
Sias Ebersohn has been involved in the following squads
SQUAD LIST
Toyota Cheetahs Vodacom Super Rugby - 2012
Toyota Free State Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2011
Toyota Cheetahs Vodacom Super Rugby - 2011
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2010
Free State ABSA Under 21 Competition - 2010
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies - 2010
Free State Vodacom Cup - 2010
Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14 - 2010
Free State ABSA Under 21 Competition - 2009
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2009
South Africa IRB Junior World Championships - 2009 - Captain of the team
Free State Vodacom Cup - 2009
Free State u21 ABSA Under 21 Competition - 2008
Vodacom FS Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div - 2008
South Africa IRB Junior World Championship - 2008
Free State Vodacom Cup - 2008
Shimlas FNB Varsity Cup - 2008
SA Schools Academy SA Schools - 2007
Free State U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week - 2007
Free State U18 Coca Cola Craven Week - 2006
Free State U16 Coca Cola Grant Khomo Week - 2005
Future Squad
Emirates Western Force Super 15 - 2013
Emirates Western Force Super 15 - 2014
Impressive resume , great rugby schoool (school of many past boks) and captain of U20.
Had him in my fantasy team last year and got lots of points for him. Lucky for us the other young lad Grobbelaar had a great introduction to Super 15 but next year more teams will be aware of him, but opened an opportunity for us to snare a potentially great player.
Excited to have him on board, a huge step up from Pretorious, Ripia and Harvey.
Welkom by Perth, jong man ons kan nie wag om u op die veld to sien (Hope this came out right, I have not spoken or written Afrikaans for many years)
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
so if my stats display right, in 4 Years (2008 - 2012, professional rugby) he has 658 points and average of 164.5 points a year...
or in Super Rugby + Currie Cup (as courtesy of Wiki) he has averaged 9 points a game...
EWF + me would take that every year !!
Sias played only 7 games in 2012:
Tries 0
P/G 11/19
Con 2/3
D/G 0/2
Total 37 points
I found a blog where people compared stats between:
Steyn, Lambie, Ebersohn & Grant for 2011 season
Steyn had 16 starts, 0 benches and 13 full games (most game time).
Lambie had 13 starts, 0 benches and 11 full games (2nd most game time).
Ebersohn had 13 starts, 3 benches and 9 full games (3rd most game time).
Grant had 8 starts, 1 bench and 8 full games (least game time).
Kicking:
Grant attempted 59 kicks, missing 11: Strike Rate = 85%
Worst Performance: 4 missed. 4 clean sheets (no misses).
Lambie attempted 85 kicks, missing 19: Strike Rate = 78%
Worst Performance: 5 missed. 2 clean sheets (no misses).
Steyn attempted 108 kicks, missing 26: Strike Rate = 76%
Worst Performance: 3 missed. 1 clean sheet (no misses).
Ebersohn attempted 93 kicks, missing 26: Strike Rate = 72%
Worst Performance: 4 missed. 4 clean sheets (no misses).
Defence:
Lambie attempted 148 tackles, missing 17: Tackle Success = 89%
19 Assists. 3 Forced Turnovers.
Steyn attempted 207 tackles, missing 26: Tackle Success = 87%
27 Assists. 1 Forced Turnovers.
Grant attempted 95 tackles, missing 14: Tackle Success = 85%
12 Assists. 1 Forced Turnovers.
Ebersohn attempted 136 tackles, missing 23: Tackle Success = 83%
21 Assists. 1 Forced Turnovers.
Contact:
Lambie had 49 ball carries, 5 line breaks and 4 offloads.
Over gain line: 60% Ave Metres Gained: 72.5
4 Tries.
Ebersohn had 30 ball carries, 10 line breaks and 5 offloads.
Over gain line: 55% Ave Metres Gained: 47.4
2 Tries.
Steyn had 43 ball carries, 4 line breaks and 5 offloads.
Over gain line: 44% Ave Metres Gained: 72
0 Tries.
Grant had 29 ball carries, 2 line breaks and 2 offloads.
Over gain line: 42% Ave Metres Gained: 80.3
0 Tries.
Handling:
Lambie handled the ball 364 times.
Ran: 49 times: 13%
Passed: 205 times: 56% (69 playmaker passes).
Kicked from hand: 104 times: 29% (3579 metres).
Errors: 13 handling (3.6%), 3 penalties, 15 forced/unforced.
Grant handled the ball 262 times.
Ran: 29 times: 11%
Passed: 170 times: 65% (69 playmaker passes).
Kicked from hand: 62 times: 24% (2178 metres).
Errors: 15 handling (5.7%), 3 penalties, 12 forced/unforced.
Ebersohn handled the ball 389 times.
Ran: 30 times: 8%
Passed: 260 times: 67% (100 playmaker passes).
Kicked from hand: 87 times: 22% (3101 metres).
Errors: 16 handling (4.1%), 0 penalties, 29 forced/unforced.
Steyn handled the ball 497 times.
Ran: 43 times: 9%
Passed: 299 times: 60% (124 playmaker passes).
Kicked from hand: 151 times: 30% (6117 metres).
Errors: 22 handling (4.4%), 2 penalties, 26 forced/unforced.
"Remember lads, rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to ..........."
Great information TDevil.
I am sure we have never had anyone cl;ose to those stats before.
Looks like a great signing, I am even more excited about the Force future now, and also bearing in mind Poey was involved in the signing, I really and truley now believe Poey will be here next year and hopefully a lot longer.
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
It would be worth considering in those stats that the Stormers were shit hot last year with exception to their semi against the Crusaders. The Sharks and Bulls were successful teams too.
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
His kicking vs running stats don't instil a heap of confidence in me, but his line breaks are awesome!
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Those stats need an update. He nailed a droppy on the weekend.
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You're right. S15 Extra Time credited that to S. Ebersohn.LIONS 27 (Elton Jantjies 9 pens) bt CHEETAHS 25 (WP Nel try Johan Goosen con 5 pens drop goal) at Ellis Park. Referee: Mark Lawrence.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Shasta I think you had the wrong result there....
We played the Lions on the weekend
Cheetahs played the Tahs
"Remember lads, rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to ..........."
word from the platteland is that this is a GOOD buy for the Force... i cant say ive ever seen him play but im starting to look forward to seeing what the fuss is about.
Ebersohn try vs Crusaders 2011
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt-WkdAJB4Y&feature=player_embedded"]Sias Ebersohn try - Cheetahs v Crusaders - Super 15 - Week 13 - 2011 - YouTube[/ame]
Ebersohn playing for Grey college 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=_AFfwr6527g
"Remember lads, rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to ..........."
But does he really want to be here? Just read a story on NZ's Rugby E news that quotes him as saying the Cheetah's coaches left him with no other option than to accept the Force's offer after they selected another 10 when Goosen got injured. Have to be convinced he really wants to come here![]()