Sharks winger Thaakir Abrahams has signed a deal to join Lyon, the French Top 14 club announced on Monday.
Abrahams, who has scored four tries in eight matches in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship for the Sharks, will reportedly link up with Lyon on a two-year contract from 1 July.
The 23-year-old played age-group rugby for Western Province before joining the Sharks in Durban, and then turned out in the U21 Currie Cup before representing South Africa at the Junior Rugby World Cup in Argentina.
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? L’ailier de poche (1,74 m, 76 kg) sud-africain Thaakir Abrahams s’engage au LOU Rugby et mettra à profit ses crochets dévastateurs dès la saison prochaine.
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A formidable threat in the wide channels, his try-scoring and game-breaking exploits have mostly come at wing, yet Abrahams is equally explosive from fullback.
His evasive skills have drawn comparisons to Bok dynamo Cheslin Kolbe, who has changed perceptions on whether smaller players can make it in Test rugby.
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