Getting to know our Players: Uwe Geissler

NICKNAME:  Geiss

POSITION: Loose forward/lock

HEIGHT: 187cm

WEIGHT: 104kg

WHEN DID YOU JOIN HAMMIES? 2016

RUGBY HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:   2017 U20 Forward and Player of the Year

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS FOR YOUR PLAYING CAREER?  To enjoy playing the game with my Hamiltons family

FAVOURITE HAMMIES MOMENT:  2018 Durban tour and 2020 Robertson tour

WORST HAMMIES MOMENT:  Winning all our pre-season games and beating Durbell and then Covid arrived!

FUNNIEST HAMMIES MOMENT: Games played at Robertson – Petrus – mushrooms – enough said!

WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT HAMMIES? The tradition, gees and the vibe on match days

FAVOURITE HAMMIES LEGEND/PERSONALITY AND WHY: Paddy Holman – that oke was always down to play even though he was a coach.

 WHAT MOVIE CHARACTER DESCRIBES YOU BEST, AND WHY? Cheech and Chong up in Smoke – If you have seen the movie then you will know why

SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:  I love fishing

WHO IS THE BEST SINGER IN THE TEAM? Martin van Wyk – sang all the way from Cape Town to Robertson

LIKES: The fines sessions with the boys after a game

DISLIKES: Buffalo

FAVOURITE RUGBY PLAYER OF ALL TIME: Pieter Steph du Toit