Sizo Maseko

Sizo Maseko
Personal information
Full nameSizophila Sabelo Maseko
Born3 March 1991
Ermelo, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
School(s) attendedErmelo High School
UniversityStellenbosch University
Club information
Playing positionWinger
Current clubNatal Sharks
Youth career
2008–09Pumas
2010–11Western Province
2012Natal Sharks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2012Maties0(0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2011Western Province0(0)
2013–Natal Sharks19(40)
Representative team(s)
2008S.A. U18 Elite Squad()
2009S.A. Schools()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 3 May 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 8 August 2013.

Sizophila Sabelo Maseko (born 3 March 1991) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Natal Sharks.[1] His regular position is winger.

Career

Youth

Maseko represented the Pumas at the 2008 and 2009 Under-18 Craven Week competitions, resulting in a call-up to the Under-18 Elite squad in 2008 and the S.A. Schools team in 2009. He also represented the Pumas U19 team in the 2008 and 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.

He joined Western Province in 2010 and played for their Under-19 team in the Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. He was named in their squad for the 2011 Vodacom Cup, but did not make an appearance. He did play for Western Province in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He was named in the Maties squad for the 2012 Varsity Cup competition, but also failed to make an appearance for them.

He then joined Durban-based side Natal Sharks and represented their U21 side in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

Sharks

His first team debut came in the 2013 Vodacom Cup. He was named in the Sharks XV starting line-up in the first game of the season against the Border Bulldogs and scored two tries early in the second half to help them to a 72–6 victory.[2] He started all eight matches in the competition and weighed in with a further three tries.

His Currie Cup debut came later in the same year, when he was included in the Natal Sharks starting team to face Griquas in the opening match of the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[3]

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Sizo Maseko". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. "Match Breakdown: Sharks XV vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. Mjikeliso, Sbu (8 August 2013). "Sharks’ Maseko selected for Griquas clash". Business Day. Retrieved 8 August 2013.