Basil Short
Basil Gordon Short is a South African rugby union player who last played for the. His regular position is prop.
Career
Youth
Short played at Under-21 level for the in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions, helping the Blue Bulls to win both those competitions.He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the Pretoria-based university side between 2012 and 2014, picking up a winner's medal in the first two seasons. He was also included in a South [African Universities rugby union team|South African Universities] side in 2013.
Blue Bulls
His first class debut came during the 2012 [Vodacom Cup] competition. He came off the bench during the second half of their match against at Loftus Versfeld. He scored his first try in first class rugby two weeks later against Gauteng rivals the in the same competition and made seven appearances in total.A further two appearances followed during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and an additional seven in the 2014 Vodacom Cup.