Sikhumbuzo Notshe
| Date of birth | 28 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wynberg Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sikhumbuzo Notshe (born 28 May 1993 in King William's Town) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team, the Template:Rut Stormers in Super Rugby and Template:Rut Western Province in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular playing position is flanker.
Career
Youth
Notshe represented Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut Western Province, starting in their opening match of the 2013 Vodacom Cup season against neighbours Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers in Ceres.[5] He appeared in all nine matches for Template:Rut Western Province in a run that saw them reach the semi-finals, scoring tries against Template:Rut Pampas XV[6] and Template:Rut SWD Eagles[7] in the process.
Notshe was included in the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut 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
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sikhumbuzo Notshe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SARU announces U18 High Performance Squad". Springbok Supporter. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced". Rugby15. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17–17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – ICBC Pampas XV 17–28 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 34–27 South Western Districts". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "DHL Stormers announce 2014 pre-season squad" (Press release). Stormers. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Pre-Season: Boland upset the Stormers". SANZAR. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.