Demetri Catrakilis

Demetri Catrakilis (, born on 6 July 1989) is a former South African professional rugby union player for the in the Pro14.

He previously played for Premiership side Harlequins, Top 14 side in France, for the and the in Super Rugby, for in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competition and for the in the Varsity Cup.

His regular playing position is fly-half.

Catrakilis attended St John's College in Johannesburg where he played in the first team from the age of fifteen, and went on to captain the team in his final school year.

He had a starring role in the final against the Sharks at Kings Park, where he kicked three penalties and slotted two drop kicks – one with each foot – in the final quarter of the game, to help Western Province to win the match 25–18 to win their first Currie Cup title since 2001.

Catrakilis represented the Under-18 team in the 2007 Academy Week as their first-choice fly half.

He was then chosen to represent the team for the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

He helped the Golden Lions reach the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost 25–28 to the.

Following Catrakilis' Under-19 Provincial Championship season with the Golden Lions, he then joined the youth team of French Top 14 side Racing Métro 92, where he enjoyed a brief stint with the Under-23 squad in 2009, before returning home to South Africa.

Catrakilis played for the during the 2011 Varsity Cup after a season for Western Province Super League club False Bay.

He was the highest point scorer of the tournament with 136 points in his debut Varsity Cup season, helping the Ikey Tigers to win their first Varsity Cup.

They beat 26–16 in the final with Catrakilis picking up the Man of the Match award.

After the successful Varsity Cup, Catrakilis was drafted into the Vodacom Cup team for their quarter-final loss to the in 2011 Vodacom Cup.

Catrakilis got his chance to play in the first week of the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division season against the and came off the substitutes' bench in the last minute to make his Currie Cup debut.

Due to injures in the fly-halves position at Western Province, Catrakilis was chosen to start the following week against the in Potchefstroom.

He marked his starting debut by scoring 22 points as Western Province won the match 47–9.

He remained as the starting fly-half throughout the season of Western Province's Currie Cup season.

Catrakilis won the ABSA Currie Cup Player of the Month for August and also delivered a Man of the Match performance against the then-unbeaten and eventual champions in a 28–26 win in Round Six of the competition with a 100% kicking success rate and a drop goal.

He eventually scored a total of 150 points with the boot and helped Western Province reach the semi-finals.

His performances saw him awarded the Western Province Club's Player of the Year.

After being left out of the squad for the in Super Rugby, he continued his career in the 2012 Vodacom Cup with Western Province, helping them win the tournament and going through the season unbeaten.

Catrakilis finished second on the top-point scorer's list with 127 points in the competition and also scoring the winning conversion in the final against the Griquas.

In November 2012, he was awarded with the Vodacom Cup player of the year award for his successful campaign.

After the Vodacom Cup, Catrakilis was retained as the first-choice fly-half for Western Province for their 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign.

He accumulated a total 136 points during the 2012 season.

In August 2012, it was announced that he would join the prior to the 2013 season on a two-year deal.

He was subsequently named in the Kings' squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season and made his Super Rugby debut for them on 23 February 2013, when the Southern Kings played their first ever match in the Super Rugby competition against the in Port Elizabeth.

Catrakilis scored four penalties in the Kings' historical 22–10 victory over the Force.

Catrakilis remained the first choice fly-half for the Kings for the duration of the 2013 Super Rugby season, making fourteen appearances in the competition and scoring 37 penalties, 14 conversions and a drop goal to finish with a tally of 142 points.

He also started the first leg of the 2013 Super Rugby Promotion/relegation play-offs against the, scoring three penalties.

Catrakilis was largely responsible for helping the Kings to two away victories in their maiden season.

On 5 April 2013, he was struggling with an injury and demoted to the bench for their match against the in Canberra, but came on as a substitute in the 76th minute of the match.

A try from number eight Cornell du Preez three minutes into injury time pulled the score back to 28–26 to the Brumbies and Catrakilis converted the subsequent conversion to secure a 28–28 draw.

Their very next match also ended in dramatic fashion when a Wimpie van der Walt try and subsequent Catrakilis conversion from the corner tied the scores at 27–27 in the Kings' match against the in Melbourne.

However, three minutes into injury time, Catrakilis scored a drop goal for the Kings to clinch the match 30–27 and secure their first ever victory on foreign soil in their first Super Rugby season.

Catrakilis also scored four conversions and two penalties in the Kings' 34–27 victory over the in Port Elizabeth.

This was the only time the Kings achieved a bonus point win during the 2013 season.

After the lost their Super Rugby status in the 2013 Super Rugby Promotion/relegation play-offs against the, Catrakilis returned to , signing a two-year deal with the Cape Town team.

Despite being injured for the opening rounds of the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, he returned to Western Province squad for their match against.

He played off the bench in the match against Griquas, as well as against the the following week, where he scored a match-winning drop goal in a 29–27 victory.