Shakes Soyizwapi

Shakes Soyizwapi
Personal information
Full nameSiviwe Sonwabile Soyizwapi
NicknameShakes
Born7 December 1992
Mthatha, South Africa
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
School(s) attendedDale College
Club information
Playing positionFullback
Current clubEastern Province Kings
Youth career
2010Border Bulldogs
2012–Eastern Province Kings
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2012–Eastern Province Kings26(35)
2013Kings6(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 April 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

Siviwe Sonwabile 'Shakes' Soyizwapi is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His usual position is fullback or winger.

Career

Youth Rugby

He played for the Border Bulldogs at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2010, earning a call-up to the South African Under-18 High Performance team, before joining the Eastern Province Kings Academy. He played for them at Under-21 Provincial Championship level in 2012 and 2013, finishing the latter competition as the top try scorer.[2]

Eastern Province Kings

He made his first class debut in the 2012 Currie Cup Promotion/Relegation series against the Free State Cheetahs.[3] Three appearances followed in the 2013 Vodacom Cup (scoring one try), as well as five appearances in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division (where he scored three tries) before reverting to the U21 side for the remainder of the season.

Southern Kings

He was initially named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was later released to the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.[4] Having made just four first-team appearances, he was recalled to the Super Rugby squad[5] following an injury to Hadleigh Parkes,[6] and made his Super Rugby debut in the 28–28 draw against the Brumbies in Canberra.[7][8] He made three starts and three substitute appearances during the 2013 season.

In June 2014, he was selected in the starting line-up for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He played the entire match and scored the first try for the Kings in the 57th minute of the match as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.[9]

Stormers

Shortly before the start of their 2014 Super Rugby season, the Stormers signed Soyizwapi on a loan deal to provide cover for them at wing and full-back, following injuries to Cheslin Kolbe and Jaco Taute.[10] However, he returned to the Kings shortly afterwards.

Sevens

In October 2013, Soyizwapi was called into an S.A. Sevens training squad prior to the 2013 Dubai Sevens.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Siviwe Soyizwapi". sarugby.net. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship try scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Green, Michael (23 October 2012). "'Elektriese' King Shakes". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Southern Kings name reduced 35-man Super Rugby squad". Rugby15. Rugby15. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Siviwe "Shakes" Soyizwapi called up to replace injured Parkes". Rugby15. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Parkes blow for Kings". Sport24. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Soyizwapi sizzles for Kings". Sport Live. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Brumbies vs Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Stormers sign Kings' Soyizwapi". Sport24. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kings players called up to the Blitzbok training squad". Rugby15. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.