Rosko Specman
Rosko Shane Specman is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. He played rugby sevens for the South Africa national [rugby sevens team] between 2014 and 2018 and also played Currie Cup rugby with the from 2010 to 2012, the from 2013 to 2015 and the in 2017. His usual position is winger.
Specman was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rugby career
Youth
At youth level, Specman played at the 2007 U18 Academy Week for Eastern Province Country Districts and then for the U19 team in the 2008 U19 Currie Cup competition.Vodacom Cup
In 2009, Specman moved to the, where he played in their U19 team.He made his debut for the Sharks in the 2010 Vodacom Cup quarter final game against. He was a first choice player in the U21 team that year, scoring three tries. The following season, he scored four tries in five appearances in the 2011 Vodacom Cup and made another five appearances in the 2012 Vodacom Cup.
Specman joined the for the 2013 season.
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. His only appearance during the season came in the final after returning from South Africa Sevens duty.
Representative rugby
In 2013, Specman was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches.Specman was also called into a South Africa Sevens training squad in 2013 and was included in the Sevens squad for the USA leg of the 2013–14 [IRB Sevens World Series].
Specman was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was named as a substitute for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.
He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024 Summer Olympics] in Paris. They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.