Scarra Ntubeni

Scarra Ntubeni
Personal information
Full nameSiyabonga Ntubeni
NicknameScarra
Born18 February 1991
East London, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)[1]
School(s) attendedKing Edward VII School
Club information
Playing positionHooker
Current clubWestern Province / Stormers
Youth career
2006Border
2008–09Golden Lions
2010–12Western Province
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2011–Western Province38(10)
2011–Stormers22(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 1 April 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

Siyabonga 'Scarra' Ntubeni (born 18 February 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as hooker for Western Province[2] in the Currie Cup and the Stormers in Super Rugby.[3][1][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][3] Ntubeni was a starter as Western Province triumphed 25-19 over the Natal Sharks 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 Natal 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 22 December 2014
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2011 Stormers 1 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Stormers 2 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Stormers 8 4 4 291 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Stormers 5 5 0 301 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
Total 16 9 7 629 1 0 0 0 5 0 0

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scarra Ntubeni SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Scarra Ntubeni WP Rugby Player Profile". WP Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Scarra Ntubeni Stormers Player Profile". Stormers Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Scarra Ntubeni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Sharks vs DHL Western Province 27 October 2012 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "DHL Western Province vs The Sharks 26 October 2013 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Four uncapped players named for Bok tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 October 2013.