Alcino Izaacs
{{short description|Namibian rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
| name = Alcino Izaacs
| image =
| fullname = Alcino Marchiano Izaacs
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Windhoek, Namibia
| height = {{height|m=1.89}}
| weight = {{convert|84|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Namib High School, Swakopmund
| university =
| relatives =
| position = Winger / Fullback
| currentclub = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}
| youthyears1 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs1 = {{nrut|Namibia}}
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| years1 = 2014–2015
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}
| apps1 = 14
| points1 = 5
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls XV}}
| apps2 = 11
| points2 = 15
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}
| apps3 = 4
| points3 = 10
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}
| apps4 = 14
| points4 = 15
| clubupdate = 28 May 2018
}}
Alcino Marchiano Izaacs (born 16 November 1993) is a Namibian rugby union player who most recently played with South African side the {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=48881 | name=Alcino Izaacs | date=29 May 2016}} He can play as a winger or a full-back. He played for College Rovers in 2020, a popular rugby club in Durban where many semi-professional rugby players play. Rovers are arguably the strongest club in KZN. He currently plays for Namibia rugby club, Unam, as well as Namibian National Team.
Career
=Youth=
While attending Namib High School in Swakopmund, Isaacs was selected to represent {{nrut|Namibia}}'s Under–16 side at the 2009 Grant Khomo Week competition and in 2010 at the Under-18 Academy Week competition. He also played for Namibia in the Under–19 All-African Cup competition.{{cite web | url=http://www.namibiansun.com/content/national-sport/alcino-izaacs | title=Alcino Isaacs | publisher=Namibian Sun | date=30 November 2011 | accessdate=9 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209165154/http://www.namibiansun.com/content/national-sport/alcino-izaacs | archive-date=2015-02-09 | url-status=dead }}
=Sharks=
He then moved to Durban, South Africa to join the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} Academy for the 2012 season. He represented the {{Rut|Sharks U19}} side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries in thirteen appearances for the side. He progressed to the {{Rut|Sharks U21}} team over the next two seasons, weighing in with three tries in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship and with four in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
He also made his first senior appearances in 2014, playing in seven of the {{Rut|Sharks XV}}'s matches during the 2014 Vodacom Cup. His debut came on 7 March 2014 against the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} in East London,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117814 | homeid=17544 | awayid=17584 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Border Bulldogs | homescore=24 | awayscore=46 | awayteam=Cell C Sharks XV | matchdate=7 March 2014 | date=21 June 2016}} starting as the left winger and helping his side to a 46–24 victory. He made two more starts and four appearances from the bench in their remaining fixtures as they topped the Southern Section of the competition, only to be eliminated by the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in the Quarter Finals, with Izaacs playing all 80 minutes of their 20–27 defeat.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118294 | homeid=17584 | awayid=17474 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks XV | homescore=20 | awayscore=27 | awayteam=Golden Lions | matchdate=2 May 2014 | date=21 June 2016}}
References
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{{Namibia 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}}
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Category:Namibian rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Rugby union players from Windhoek
Category:Sharks (Currie Cup) players
Category:Sharks (rugby union) players
Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players