Sino Nyoka

Sino Nyoka
Personal information
Full nameSinoyuvo Nyoka
NicknameSnake
Born7 August 1990
King William's Town, South Africa
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
School(s) attendedDale College
Club information
Playing positionScrum-half
Current clubPumas
Youth career
2006–10Border Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2010–13Border Bulldogs49(10)
2014–Pumas10(0)
2014Falcons1(0)
Representative team(s)
2008S.A. Schools()
2013South Africa President's XV3(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 10 October 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 June 2013.

Sinoyuvo "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 Provincial Championship 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

  1. "SARU Player Profile Sino Nyoka". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. "Sharks XV vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. "Steval Pumas new signings for 2014". Rugby15. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  5. "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.