Shane Kirkwood

Shane Monro Kirkwood (born 6 September 1989) is a South African professional rugby union player for Bourgoin in the Fédérale 1 in France.

Kirkwood was selected to represent the Golden Lions at the 2007 Under-18 Craven Week tournament held in Stellenbosch.

Kirkwood got his first taste of first class action during the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition when he made three appearances as a replacement for the Golden Lions.

[8] He also started all of their games in the First Division, also scoring a try against the Griffons in a 36–27 win,[9] a result that played a large part in seeing them qualify for the semi-finals of the competition.

Kirkwood started the semi-final match against the Leopards in Potchefstroom, where the Falcons caused an upset by winning 31–24 to progress to the final.