Injured: 20 April 1996, aged 24, while playing blindside flank for Lowville Rugby Club. He lives in Vredenburg on the West Coast of the Western Cape. After 6 months of acupuncture, physiotherapy and going to the gym, his spinal cord recovered to an extent that he is now walking with the aid of 2 crutches. Emil works for Transnet at the Saldanha Steelworks as the Chief Stock Inspector and is currently completing a 1 Year Project Management course. Emil is Captain for his cricket club as well as on the Board for Boland Members Cricket Council. He is still actively involved behind the scenes with his rugby club and assists where help is needed. We are incredibly proud on everything he has achieved since his injury, and he continues to go from strength to strength.
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