Facts: - ru clubcaps: 42 0 - birth name: ross carson skeate - birth date: 2 august 1982 - weight: 114 kg - ru provincecaps: 2 2 - supercaps: 35 8 - ru amateuryears: 2001 -- 08 - ru amateurclubs: university of cape town - ru ntupdate: 28 july 2010 28 july 2010 - height: 2.01 0 - ru clubyears: 2008 -- 10 2012 -- - university: university of cape town - superyears: 2005 -- 08 2011 -- 12 - name: ross skeate - school: south african college schools , cape town - birth place: johannesburg , south africa - ru position: lock , second-row forward - other: yes - ru provincepoints: -lrb- 30 -rrb- -lrb- 0 -rrb- - ru clubpoints: -lrb- 10 -rrb- -lrb- 0 -rrb- - ru proclubs: toulon agen - superpoints: -lrb- 5 -rrb- -lrb- 0 -rrb- - super: stormers sharks - occupation: professional rugby player - ru province: w. province sharks - nickname: skeato - ru provinceyears: 2003 -- 08 2010 -- 12 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ross skeate .
ross carson skeate -lrb- born 2 august 1982 in johannesburg , south africa -rrb- is a rugby union player .he plays for the sharks and natal sharks in the super rugby and currie cup competitions respectively .he returned to south africa on a two-year deal from july 1 , 2010 after spending just under two years at french top 14 side toulon .he moved to france after the completion of the 2008 south african season .he played for the stormers franchise in the super 14 and for western province in the domestic currie cup competition .skeate has played for the emerging springboks -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .he 's a skillful ' number 5 ' lock renowned for his line-out jumping prowess , physicality and prominence in the loose .at school he was a south african junior basketball player .