Tim Whitehead (rugby union)


Timothy John Whitehead is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with. His regular position is centre.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

Whitehead played for Varsity Cup side in the 2008, 2010, 2011 editions of the competition. He made eleven appearances in this competition during the three seasons, helping Ikeys win the title in 2011 by beating in Pretoria.
He also played for the side in the Under-21 Currie Cup competitions in 2008 and 2009.

Western Province / Stormers

His first class debut came in the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition when he came on as a substitute for in their match against the in Bredasdorp. His first start came a week later in their home match against the.
After one more start in the Vodacom Cup that season, Whitehead was drafted into the squad for the 2010 Super 14 season. He made his Super Rugby debut on 20 March 2010 against the in Cape Town. He made a further two starts and seven substitute appearances during the remainder of the season.
He also made his debut in the Currie Cup in the same season. He started against the, one of six matches he started that season.
He fell out of Super Rugby contention in 2011, but made another six appearances in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition and seven in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Sharks / Sharks

At the end of 2011, Whitehead moved to Durban to join the. He started fifteen of the ' matches during the 2012 Super Rugby season – also scoring his first Super Rugby try against the in Auckland – and a further seven appearances in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Whitehead missed the entire 2013 Super Rugby season with a broken arm sustained in a pre-season match against the, but returned in the latter half of the year to help the win the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.
With new head coach Jake White taking over at the Sharks, Whitehead was a surprise omission from the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season, being relegated to the Vodacom Cup squad instead.

Eastern Province Kings

He joined Port Elizabeth-based side prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season. He left after two seasons at the Kings, after the non-payment of player salaries allowed him to disengage himself from his contract.