Scarra Ntubeni
| Full name | Siyabonga Ntubeni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King Edward VII School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siyabonga 'Scarra' Ntubeni (born 18 February 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as hooker for the Template:Rut Stormers in Super Rugby.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Ntubeni debuted for both Western Province and the Stormers in 2011, however it wasn't until the 2012 Currie Cup that he really established himself as a first team member. He featured in all of Province's 12 games during that campaign and was instrumental as his side lifted the Currie Cup for the 33rd time.[2][4] Ntubeni was a starter as Western Province triumphed 25-19 over the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) in Durban.[5]
2013 got off to a slow start as injury ruled him out of the first half of the Stormers season, but he did return for the final 8 games and this coincided with an upturn in his sides fortunes following a lacklustre first half of the season. He again made a big impact in the 2013 Currie Cup, taking advantage of Tiaan Liebenberg's injury and skipper Deon Fourie's switch to the flank to again be an ever present member of the side. He started 11 games and made 1 substitute appearance as Province reached the Currie Cup Final for the second year in succession, this time going down 33-19 to the Sharks in Cape Town.[6]
Springboks
On 28 October 2013 SARU announced that Ntubeni was included in the 30-man squad for South Africa's 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests against France, Scotland and Wales in November 2013; however, he did not play in any of the matches.[7]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 21 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Template:Rut Stormers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Template:Rut Stormers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Template:Rut Stormers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Template:Rut Stormers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Template:Rut Stormers | 15 | 9 | 6 | 641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 18 | 13 | 1270 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b c "Scarra Ntubeni SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Scarra Ntubeni Stormers Player Profile". Stormers Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Scarra Ntubeni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Scarra Ntubeni WP Rugby Player Profile". WP Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "The Sharks vs DHL Western Province 27 October 2012 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "DHL Western Province vs The Sharks 26 October 2013 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Four uncapped players named for Bok tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 October 2013.