Andile Jho

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Andile Jho
Date of birth (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth King William's Town
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
School Dale College
University Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Youth career
2005–2010 Border Bulldogs
2011–2012 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2017 NMMU Madibaz 19 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2018 Eastern Province Elephants 16 (10)
Correct as of 24 May 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 S.A. Schools 2 (5)
2009 S.A. Schools High Performance 1 (0)
Correct as of 4 April 2013

Andile Jho is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is centre.

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Rugby career

He played for Border Bulldogs in various youth tournaments between 2005 and 2010. His performances lead to him being included in the South Africa Under–16 Elite squad in 2008, the Under–18 High Performance squads in 2009 and 2010 and the S.A. Schools squad in 2009.

He then joined the Blue Bulls academy, playing for them at Under–19 level in 2011 and Under–21 level in 2012.

In 2013, he joined the Eastern Province Kings. He was included in the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad, where he was an unused substitute against the Pampas XV, but made his debut against Free State XV. [2]

Personal life

He is the older brother of Somila Jho, who also played first class rugby for the Eastern Province Kings. On 14 May 2016, the two brothers played together in a first class match for the first time when they were named as the starting centre-pairing for their 2016 Currie Cup qualification defeat to Western Province in Cape Town. [3] Andile scored his first senior try in this match in a 10–50 defeat.

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Andile Jho". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Province Kings team named against Free State". MyPE.co.za. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 50–10 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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