Rosko Specman

Rugby career

Youth

At youth level, Specman played at the 2007 U18 Academy Week for Eastern Province Country Districts and then for the (now ) U19 team in the 2008 U19 Currie Cup competition.

Vodacom Cup

In 2009, Specman moved to the , where he played in their U19 team. He made his debut for the Sharks in the 2010 Vodacom Cup quarter final game against . He was a first choice player in the U21 team that year, scoring three tries. The following season, he scored four tries in five appearances in the 2011 Vodacom Cup and made another five appearances in the 2012 Vodacom Cup.

Specman joined the for the 2013 season. He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. His only appearance during the season came in the final after returning from South Africa Sevens duty.

Representative rugby

In 2013, Specman was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches.

Specman was also called into a South Africa Sevens training squad in 2013 and was included in the Sevens squad for the USA leg of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series. Specman was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was named as a substitute for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.

He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.

Cheetahs

Along with sevens teammates Cecil Afrika and Chris Dry, Specman announced that he was joining the Cheetahs beginning in 2017. He scored his first Pro14 try at home in October 2017 against the Glasgow Warriors.

Bulls

On 10 October 2018, it was announced that Specman would join the in Super Rugby and the in the Currie Cup from 2019, following the completion of his commitments with the South Africa national rugby sevens team.

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