Tyrone Green | |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1998 |
Birth Place: | Klerksdorp, South Africa |
School: | Jeppe High School for Boys |
Position: | Utility back |
Currentclub: | Harlequins |
Youthyears1: | 2011 |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2019 |
Years1: | 2018 |
Apps1: | 1 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018–2020 |
Apps2: | 9 |
Points2: | 25 |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Apps3: | 15 |
Points3: | 10 |
Years4: | 2020– |
Clubs4: | Harlequins |
Apps4: | 65 |
Points4: | 105 |
Repyears1: | 2016 |
Repteam1: | South Africa Schools 'A' |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 9 |
Repyears2: | 2018 |
Repteam2: | South Africa Under-20 |
Repcaps2: | 5 |
Reppoints2: | 15 |
Clubupdate: | 25 January 2024 |
Repupdate: | 25 August 2018 |
Tyrone Green (born 5 March 1998) is a South African rugby union player for Harlequins in the Premiership . He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, wing, fly-half or centre.
Green made his Currie Cup debut on 24 August 2018, coming on as a second half substitute in the clash with the in which they won 62-41.[1]
He made his Super Rugby debut in round 5 of the 2019 Super Rugby season, starting at fullback against the in the 36-33 comeback victory on 16 March 2019.[2]
He joined Premiership Rugby side Harlequins ahead of the 2020–21 season.[3] On his full debut he scored a brace of tries after starting on the wing against the Newcastle Falcons.
He was named man of the match during Harlequins 43-36 defeat of Bristol Bears in the Premiership semi-final, a game in which Green scored two tries as Quins recovered from 28 points down to win.[4] He started the following week in the Premiership final against Exeter. Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[5]
In Round 4 of the 2023-24 Premiership season, Green scored against Newcastle Falcons from a cross-field kick by Marcus Smith. This try went on to be awarded try of the season for the entire league.[6] In April 2024, he was part of the side that beat Glasgow Warriors 28-24 in the Round of 16 of the European Champions Cup, the first time the club had ever won a knockout game in the competition.[7] The following week he was named man of the match during Harlequins 42-41 defeat of Bordeaux Bègles in the quarter finals after scoring the winning try making it the second win in the knockout stages of the competition in the club's history.[8]