Sti Sithole
| Full name | Sithembiso Mfundo Siphesihle Sithole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westville Boys' High School, Durban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional Rugby Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sithembiso Mfundo Siphesihle 'Sti' Sithole (born 31 March 1993 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Lions in Super Rugby, the Template:Rut Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Template:Rut Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge.[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 Template:Rut Western Province. He played for the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut Western Province U21 side during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship (once again helping him team win the tournament).
He also played for the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut Pumas in Nelspruit.[9]
In May 2014, Sithole was drafted into the Template:Rut Stormers squad for their 2014 Super Rugby match against the Template:Rut Sharks in Durban.[10]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sti Sithole". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 97–0 USA". South African Rugby Union. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 31–24 England". South African Rugby Union. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France 19–26 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17–18 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 41–34 New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 65–29 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 23–14 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 13–8 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Vermeulen in the lead for Durban" (Press release). The Stormers. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.