Hanyani Shimange

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Hanyani Shimange
Full nameHanyani Masana Shimange
Date of birth (1978-04-17) 17 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthElim, Limpopo, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School Rondebosch Boys High School
University University of Cape Town
Occupation(s)Rugby analyst for SuperSport
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000 Natal Wildebeest 4 (5)
2000–2001 Sharks (Currie Cup) 3 (0)
2002–2004 Free State Cheetahs 35 (15)
2003–2004 Cats 18 (0)
2005–2006 Western Province 13 (5)
2005–2010 Stormers 15 (0)
2007 Boland Cavaliers 0 (0)
2008–2010 Western Province 27 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999 South Africa Under-21 5
2003 South Africa 'A' 1
2004–2006 South Africa 9 (0)
2013 Bermuda Select XV

Hanyani Masana Shimange (born 17 April 1978) is a former professional rugby union player. His position of choice was hooker, but he played one game for the Springboks at flank.

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During his career, Shimange played for the Sharks, Free State Cheetahs and Western Province in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa and the Sharks, Cats and Stormers in the international Super Rugby competition. [1]

Club rugby

Born in Elim, a small town in South Africa's Limpopo province, Shimange started his rugby career at Western Province, being part of the Western Province Academy Team. [2] In 1999 he was picked for the South Africa u/21 team who took part in the Southern Hemisphere u/21 competition. In 2000 he moved to Durban where he was selected for the Natal Wildebeest, competing in the Vodacom Cup competition. During the same year he made his debut in the Currie Cup for the Sharks. In 2002 he moved to Bloemfontein to play for the Free State Cheetahs, where he also played in the Vodacom Cup as well as the Currie Cup. As a representative of the Cheetahs he was picked for the Cats' Super Rugby team in 2003. Through 2003 and 2004 he played a total of 18 games for the Cats, often as a replacement, but failed to score any points. He was also on the bench for two more games, but did not take to the field. [3]

Shimange played for the Free State Cheetahs and the Cats until 2004, before moving back to the Western Cape, to take up a contract with Western Province. He also played Currie Cup for Western Province until 2006. Shimange often found himself picked as a replacement and started few games. In 2007 he moved to Boland in the hope of getting more game-time. However he ended up playing for no South African domestic union in 2007, due to Boland laying him off in the wake of the Fidentia meltdown. [4] [5]

Shimange did however continue to be part of the Stormers' squad in the Super Rugby competition that year. He returned to Cape Town in 2008 where he started playing for Western Province in the Vodacom Cup, before playing Currie Cup rugby for them from 2009 until his retirement in 2010. In January 2010 Shimange trained with the Lions Super Rugby squad while being assessed by Lions' coach Dick Muir for a possible loan agreement with the Stormers to whom he was contracted. [6] He did not end up playing for the Lions on loan and formed part of the Stormers squad for the 2010 Super Rugby season.

International rugby

On 26 June 2004, Shimange made his debut for the Springboks against Wales at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, coming on as a replacement in the second half, replacing Victor Matfield in the 62nd minute, and playing his only test at flank. [7] South Africa won the game 53-18. All Shimange's international caps came as a replacement. He took the field a total of 9 times from the replacement bench, but was unused on the bench for another 12 tests. [1] His final test for the Springboks was played on 10 June 2006 against Scotland at Kings Park in Durban. South Africa won the game 36-16. He was included on the bench in subsequent tests, but was never utilised again until he was dropped from the Springbok squad in May 2007 by coach Jake White. [4]

Shimange was nominated for the SA Rugby Young Player of the Year award in 2002.

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDateVenue
1.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53–18Replacement26 Jun 2004 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 40–26Replacement14 Aug 2004 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23–19Replacement21 Aug 2004 Kings Park, Durban
4.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 38–36Replacement6 Nov 2004 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
5.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 134–3Replacement11 Jun 2005 Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
6.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12–30Replacement9 Jul 2005 Stadium Australia, Sydney
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33–20Replacement23 Jul 2005Ellis Park, Johannesburg
8.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 34–23Replacement5 Nov 2005 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
9.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 36–26Replacement10 Jun 2006Kings Park, Durban

Retirement

After retirement, Shimange joined South African pay TV channel SuperSport's broadcasting team in 2011 as a rugby analyst. [2]

In 2013, Shimange took over the coaching of the University of Cape Town's rugby team, the Ikey Tigers, for their Super League A campaign after the departure of their head coach Kevin Foote to the Western Force following the 2013 Varsity Cup season. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hanyani Shimange". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Hanyani Shimange | Who's Who SA
  3. ↑ Hanyani Shimange Player matches Super 15 All seasons
  4. 1 2 Hanyani Shimange - the forgotten Bok - IOL Sport | IOL.co.za
  5. ↑ Fidentia's woes deal a blow to Boland rugby
  6. ↑ Shimange on loan to Lions | Sport24
  7. ↑ Rugby union: South Africa 53 - 18 Wales | Sport | The Observer
  8. ↑ "Shimange Steps up to Ikeys Role | VARSITY Newspaper". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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