Sino Nyoka
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Full name | Sinoyuvo Nyoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb; 172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Dale College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sinoyuvo 'Snake' Nyoka (born 7 August 1990) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Border Bulldogs in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.
Career[edit]
Youth[edit]
Nyoka 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[edit]
His first class debut came in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, when he made his debut against the 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[edit]
Nyoka joined the Pumas for the 2014 season.[3]
Nyoka was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[4] Nyoka made five appearances during the season, scoring one try.
Representative rugby[edit]
In 2013, Nyoka was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sino Nyoka". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 69–8 Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Steval Pumas new signings for 2014". Rugby15. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.