Lizo Gqoboka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lizo Pumzile Gqoboka | ||
| Born | 24 March 1990 Tabankulu, South Africa | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Current club | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013– | NMMU Madibaz | 3 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012– | Eastern Province Kings | 30 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2013. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Lizo Gqoboka is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1]
His high school in Tabankulu did not play rugby and he only started playing the sport aged 19 when he joined Durban Collegians Sports Club. He started off playing as a Number Eight, but eventually moved to prop. He played for the Eastern Province Kings in the 2011 Under-21 Currie Cup and earned a call-up to their 2012 Vodacom Cup squad.[2]
He made his first team debut against Border Bulldogs on 16 March 2012, coming on as a late substitute. He earned his first start against Free State Cheetahs a fortnight later. He was initially named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was later released to the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.[3]
With the Kings not playing Super Rugby in 2014, Gqoboka – along with George Whitehead – joined the Sharks for pre-season training prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season.[4]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile Lizo Gqoboka". sarugby.net. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ "Gqoboka speel op stut". Die Son (in Afrikaans). 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ "Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad". Rugby15. Rugby15. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sharks also dipping into Kings' pond". Rugby365. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.