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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