Sikhumbuzo Notshe

Sikhumbuzo Notshe
Personal information
Born (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993
King William's Town, South Africa
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended Wynberg Boys' High School
Club information
Playing position flanker
Current club Stormers
Youth career
2006–present Western Province
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2013–present Western Province 44 (85)
2014–present Stormers 23 (25)
Representative team(s)
2010 S.A. Under-18 High Performance ()
2011 South Africa Schools ()
2016 South Africa 'A' 1 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 10 June 2016.

Sikhumbuzo Notshe (born 28 May 1993 in King William's Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Stormers.[1] His regular playing position is flanker.

Career

Youth

Notshe represented Western Province at all youth levels. He played for them at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2006, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 and at the Under-18 Craven Week competitions in both 2010 and 2011.

At the conclusion of the 2010 Craven Week competition, Notshe was included in a South African Under-18 High Performance squad that played in matches against France, Namibia and England.[2] The following year, he made the S.A. Schools side that played against France.[3]

He also represented Wynberg Boys' High School between 2010 and 2012.[4]

Senior career

In 2013, he made his first class debut for Western Province, starting in their opening match of the 2013 Vodacom Cup season against neighbours Boland Cavaliers in Ceres.[5] He appeared in all nine matches for Western Province in a run that saw them reach the semi-finals, scoring tries against Pampas XV[6] and SWD Eagles[7] in the process.

Notshe was included in the Stormers pre-season training squad prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season[8] and was one of the try-scorers in their trial match against Boland Cavaliers.[9]

International rugby

On 28 May 2016, Notshe was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.[10] After training with the national team for a few days, he joined the South Africa 'A' squad for their two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[11] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein[12] and scored one of his side's three tries in the match, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[13]

References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sikhumbuzo Notshe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "SARU announces U18 High Performance Squad". Springbok Supporter. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. "SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced". Rugby15. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. "Wynberg take the Grand Slam". Rugby365. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. "Match Breakdown: Regent Boland Cavaliers vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. "Match Breakdown: ICBC Pampas XV vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  7. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs South Western Districts". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  8. "DHL Stormers announce 2014 pre-season squad" (Press release). Stormers. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  9. "Pre-Season: Boland upset the Stormers". SANZAR. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  10. "Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  11. "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  12. "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  13. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24-32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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