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S'busiso Nkosi
Full nameS'busiso Romeo Nkosi
Date of birth (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthBarberton, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
SchoolJeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg
UniversityUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team Template:Rut Sharks / Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)
Youth career
2012 Template:Rut Pumas
2013–2014 Template:Rut Golden Lions
2015–present Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present Template:Rut UKZN Impi (15)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present Template:Rut Sharks XV 2 (0)
Correct as of 2 November 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 South Africa Under-20 3 (0)
Correct as of 2 November 2016

S'busiso Romeo Nkosi (born (1996-01-21)21 January 1996) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Sharks.[1] His regular position is winger.

Rugby career

2012–2014 : Youth rugby – Pumas and Golden Lions

Nkosi was born and grew up in Barberton. In 2012, his local Template:Rut Pumas team called him up to represent them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament, where Nkosi made three appearances.

The following year, he moved to Johannesburg to attend Jeppe High School for Boys, where he earned selections in the Template:Rut Golden Lions' Under-18 Craven Week team in both 2013 and 2014. He scored a try in the unofficial final of the 2013 tournament in Polokwane, but his side fell short, losing 29–45 to Western Province.[2]

2015–2016 : Sharks, UKZN Impi and South Africa Under-20

After high school, Nkosi moved to Durban to join the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup). He made eleven starts for the Template:Rut Sharks U19 team in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring seven tries – he scored two tries against the Template:Rut Leopards U19 in Durban[3] and a further two tries on his return to Johannesburg to face the Template:Rut Golden Lions U19s,[4] a try in both their home and away matches against Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19,[5][6] and one try against Template:Rut Western Province U19.[7] His try-scoring exploits saw him finish as his side's top try scorer, and joint-sixth overall in Group A of the competition,[8] in a disappointing season for the Sharks that saw them finish bottom of the log.[9]

Nkosi made six appearances for the Template:Rut UKZN Impi in the 2016 Varsity Shield competition, scoring one try against Template:Rut UWC[10] and two in their 63–30 victory over the Template:Rut TUT Vikings[11] as his side won seven of their eight matches in the competition. They would have finished joint-top of the log with Template:Rut Wits,[12] but had 12 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player, being demoted to third place on the log and missing out on the title play-offs and a shot at promotion to the Varsity Cup.[13]

In March 2016, Nkosi was included in a South Africa Under-20 training squad,[14] and made the cut to be named in a reduced provisional squad a week later.[15] He was released from the South Africa Under-20's training camp to play two matches for the Template:Rut Sharks XV in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series – playing off the bench in a 48–18 victory over Namibian side the Template:Rut Welwitschias in his first class debut[16] and starting their 24–16 victory over Template:Rut Western Province a fortnight later[17] – before being included in the final South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship tournament to be held in Manchester, England.[18] He started in their opening match in Pool C of the tournament as South Africa came from behind to beat Japan 59–19.[19] He also started their other two pool matches as South Africa were beaten 13–19 by Argentina in their second match,[20] but bounced back to secure a 40-31 bonus-point victory over France in their final pool match[21] to secure a semi-final place as the best runner-up in the competition. Nkosi suffered a thigh injury which ruled him out of the remainder of the competition,[22] so he didn't feature in the semi-final – where they faced three-time champions England, with the hosts proved too strong, knocking South Africa out of the competition with a 39–17 victory[23] – or their final match, the third-place play-off against Argentina. Argentina beat South Africa for the second time in the tournament, convincingly winning 49–19[24] to condemn South Africa to fourth place in the competition.

Nkosi was included in the Sharks' squad for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division,[25] but did not get any game time, instead making three appearances for the Template:Rut Sharks U21 team in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship. At the end of October 2016, he was included in the Template:Rut Sharks Super Rugby squad for the 2017 season.[26]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – S'busiso Nkosi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province 45–29 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 37–40 Leopards U19". South African Rugby Union. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 28–22 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 39–21 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 20–31 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 8–21 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2015 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 13–24 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB TUT 30–63 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  13. ^ "FNB UKZN docked points in the Varsity Shield" (Press release). Varsity Cup. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Large group invited to Junior Springbok trials camp". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Theron names provisional Junior Springbok squad". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 48–18 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 24–16 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Ward to lead Junior Springboks in England". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 59–19 Japan U20". South African Rugby Union. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 13–19 Argentina U20". South African Rugby Union. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 40–31 France U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Junior Springbok camp update - Jeremy Ward cited". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 November 2016 suggested (help)
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – England U20 39–17 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  24. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Argentina U20 49–19 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  25. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Cell C Sharks : 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Pre-season training squad announcement" (Press release). Sharks. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

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