Sino Nyoka
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sinoyuvo Nyoka | ||
Nickname | Snake | ||
Born | King William's Town, South Africa | 7 August 1990||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Dale College | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Scrum-half | ||
Current club | Pumas | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–10 | Border Bulldogs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2010–13 | Border Bulldogs | 49 | (10) |
2014– | Pumas | 0 | (0) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2008 | S.A. Schools | () | |
2013 | South Africa President's XV | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 November 2013. † Appearances (Points). |
Sino "Snake" Nyoka (born 7 August 1990) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Pumas.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.
Career
Youth
He represented the Border Bulldogs at Under-16 level at the 2006 Grant Khomo Week and at Under-18 level at the 2007 Academy Week and Craven Week competitions, as well as the 2008 Craven Week tournament. He was then included in an Under-18 Elite squad and also made the S.A. Schools side in 2008. He also played for them in the 2010 Under-21 Currie Cup competition.
Border Bulldogs
His first class debut came in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, when he made his debut against the Natal Sharks.[2] He quickly established himself as a regular for the senior side and represented Border in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions since 2010.
Pumas
He joined the Pumas for the 2014 season.[3]
Representative rugby
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[4] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[5]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Sino Nyoka". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sharks XV vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Steval Pumas new signings for 2014". Rugby15. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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