Sti Sithole

Sti Sithole
Personal information
Full nameSithembiso Mfundo Siphesihle Sithole
Born31 March 1993
Durban, South Africa
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School(s) attendedWestville Boys' High School, Durban
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Club information
Playing positionProp
Current clubWestern Province / Stormers
Youth career
2009Natal Sharks
2012–Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2013UCT Ikey Tigers6(5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2014–Western Province3(0)
2014–Stormers3(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2013S.A. Under-204(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 July 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 29 May 2014.

Sithembiso Mfundo Siphesihle "Sti" Sithole (born 31 March 1993 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province and the Stormers.[1] His regular position is loosehead prop.

Career

Youth and Varsity rugby

As a scholar at Westville Boys' High School, Sithole was included in the KwaZulu-Natal squad at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009.

He then moved to Cape Town to join Western Province. He played for the Western Province U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship (making thirteen appearances as he helped the team win the competition) and for the Western Province U21 side during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship (once again helping him team win the tournament).

He also played for the UCT Ikey Tigers during the 2013 Varsity Cup competition.

2013 IRB Junior World Championship

In 2013, Sithole was a member of the South African Under-20 side that competed at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. After substitute appearances in their pool stage matches against the United States[2] and England,[3] he started in their final pool stage match against hosts France.[4] He was an unused substitute as South Africa got eliminated from the competition in the Semi-finals against Wales,[5] but was restored to their third place play-off match against New Zealand,[6] helping South Africa to a third place finish in the tournament.

Western Province / Stormers

His first senior start in domestic rugby came during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition in April 2014. He came on as a substitute against Kenyan invitational side Simba XV, with the South African side winning 65–29.[7] His first start came three weeks later, as Western Province suffered a surprise defeat against the SWD Eagles in George[8] and he also saw some game time in their quarter-final match, where they got eliminated from the competition by the Pumas in Nelspruit.[9]

In May 2014, Sithole was drafted into the Stormers squad for their 2014 Super Rugby match against the Sharks in Durban.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Sti Sithole". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs USA". South African Rugby Union. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs England". South African Rugby Union. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: France vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Steval Pumas vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Vermeulen in the lead for Durban" (Press release). The Stormers. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.