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Fiffy Rampeta
Full nameRefuoe Emmanuel Rampeta
Date of birth (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthBloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb)
SchoolLouis Botha Technical High School
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Template:Rut Griffons
Youth career
2007–2016 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas 5 (5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Template:Rut Free State XV 10 (10)
Correct as of 22 April 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 South Africa Schools 1 (0)
Correct as of 22 April 2018

Refuoe Emmanuel 'Fiffy' Rampeta (born 23 March 1995) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Template:Rut Free State XV in the domestic Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is flanker.

Rugby career

2007–2013: Schoolboy rugby

Rampeta was born in Bloemfontein and he represented the Bloemfontein-based Free State at various youth levels, from as early as primary school level, when he represented them at the Under-13 Craven Week tournaments in both 2007 and 2008. At high school level, he played for Free State at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments in 2010 and 2011, before progressing to their Under-18 team playing at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week. He also played at the Craven Week on two occasions – at the 2012 tournament in Port Elizabeth and the 2013 tournament in Polokwane, appearing in all three matches in each of those tournaments. After the 2013, he was also included in a South Africa Schools squad,[2] and he played for them in one match, a 17–13 victory over their counterparts from France.[3]

2014–2016: Youth rugby, Varsity Cup and first class debut

After high school, Rampeta joined the Free State's youth system. He made seven appearances for the Template:Rut Free State U19 during the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship regular season, scoring one try in their 54–15 victory over Template:Rut Leopards U19[4] as his team finished in second place to qualify for the semi-finals.[5] He started their semi-final match against Template:Rut Western Province U19, but could not prevent his side losing 22–29 to be knocked out of the competition.[6]

At the start of 2015, Rampeta played in the Varsity Cup competition for Bloemfontein-based university side Template:Rut UFS Shimlas.[7] He scored a try in his only start, a 23–21 victory over Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz,[8] Despite being named on the bench for five matches, he only came on as a replacement in two more matches. The second of those appearances was in the final against Template:Rut NWU Pukke, with Shimlas winning the match 63–33[9] to win the Varsity Cup for the first time in their history. He made just a single appearance in the latter half of the season, coming on as a replacement for the final eight minutes of the Template:Rut Free State U21s' 60–28 victory over Template:Rut Leopards U21 in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship.[10]

Rampeta made two starts for UFS Shimlas in the 2016 Varsity Cup, but his side endured a disappointing season, failing to retain their title by finishing in fifth place on the log to miss out on the semi-finals.[11] He was included in the Template:Rut Free State XV squad that participated in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series,[12] and he made his first class debut on 9 April 2016, playing off the bench in a 32–17 victory over Namibian side the Template:Rut Welwitschias.[13] After further appearances as a replacement in matches against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls[14] and Template:Rut Western Province,[15] he made his first start in a 29–15 win over the Template:Rut Golden Lions XV.[16] He remained in the run-on side, making a further six starts throughout the competition. He scored his first senior try in his eighth appearance, a 23–14 victory over the Template:Rut Leopards,[17] and followed it up with another in their 33–49 defeat to the Template:Rut Griffons a week later.[18] Rampeta made a total of ten appearances in the competition, helping the Free State XV to finish in sixth place on the log.[19]

He made five appearances for the Template:Rut Free State U21 team in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship; he started the first three matches, scoring a try in their 43–26 victory over Template:Rut Leopards in the opening round,[20] and played off the bench in their final match of the regular season, scoring another try in a 44–45 defeat to Template:Rut Eastern Province U21.[21] Free State U21 finished in fourth place on the log to qualify for the title play-offs,[22] and Rampeta played off the bench in their 23–26 defeat to Template:Rut Western Province U21 in the semi-final.[23]

In November 2016, he was named in the Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby team's training squad as the team prepared for the 2017 Super Rugby season.[24] It was also announced that he would join the Template:Rut Griffons on loan for the 2017 SuperSport Rugby Challenge series after his involvement in the 2017 Varsity Cup.[25]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Fiffy Rampeta". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – South Africa : 2013 SA Schools 2013". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17–13 France". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 54–15 Leopards U19". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 22–29 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB UFS SHIMLAS : 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NMMU MADIBAZ 21–23 FNB UFS SHIMLAS". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 63–33 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 60–28 Leopards U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Toyota Free State XV : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 32–17 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 20–17 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 31–36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Xerox Golden Lions XV 15–29 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 23–14 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 49–33 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 26–43 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 44–45 EP U21". South African Rugby Union. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 26–23 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Cheetahs pak Stormers in Zim" [Cheetahs take on Stormers in Zimbabwe]. Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 19 November 2016.
  25. ^ "Griffons wil 2017 ook 'n suksesvolle jaar maak". Pale Toe! (in Afrikaans). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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