Injured: 6 May 2006, aged 17, while playing lock for Lichtenberg Hoërskool in Lichtenberg, NWP. He graduated with a BA degree in 2012 and completed his Masters Degree in Environmental Management. When not at university in Pretoria, he lives on his family farm in Ottosdal in the North West Province. He is diligent in his exercise regime and does stretching exercises twice a day. His goal is to focus more on strength exercises and one day complete his PHD.