| Intro | South African rugby union footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Rugby union player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 16 May 1982, Wellington, Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa |
| Age: | 38 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
Alshaun Gerswon Bock (born 16 May 1982) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the SWD Eagles in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is winger.
Career
He started playing for Boland Cavaliers in 2002 and his performances led to his inclusion in the South Africa Under-21 team for the 2003 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in England, scoring nine tries in five games. He was also called up to the South Africa Sevens team for the Hong Kong Sevens in the same year.
Another season at Boland Cavaliers followed before he joined Griquas in 2005, where he had a successful two seasons. He then returned to Boland Cavaliers for 2007 and 2008. A solitary first class performance for Western Province followed in 2009, but he spent most of his time playing club rugby for the Hamiltons RFC in Cape Town.
He got another shot at playing first class rugby in 2012, however, when he was signed by the SWD Eagles. He was given a two-year contract extension in 2013.
In 2013, he 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.
Griquas
He joined Kimberley-based side Griquas for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
Southern Kings
He joined the Southern Kings for the 2017 Super Rugby season. He made his Super Rugby debut for them in their match against the Sharks, at 34 years, 306 days becoming the fourth oldest debutant in the history of the competition.