Ntokozo Vidima

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Ntokozo Vidima
Full nameNtokozo Mzamomuhle Vidima
Date of birth (1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)
School Glenwood High School
University University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock
Youth career
2013 Sharks
2015–2016 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 UFS Shimlas 6 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2018 Free State XV 24 (20)
2017 Free State Cheetahs 1 (0)
2019 Border Bulldogs 4 (0)
2022 Sharks (Currie Cup) 0 (0)
Correct as of 23 July 2022

Ntokozo Mzamomuhle Vidima (born 13 May 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Border Bulldogs in the Currie Cup. [1] His regular position is flanker or lock.

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Rugby career

2013: Schoolboy rugby

Vidima was born in Durban, where he attended Glenwood High School. He played rugby for their first team for two 3 years, also represented the sevens Team of the school for 2 years.was selected to represent the Sharks at the premier rugby union tournament for high schools in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Polokwane in 2013.also represented the Natal U18 KZN sevens in the same year. He also played for Sharks U19 while in Glenwood high school. [2]

2015–2016: Free State Under-21, UFS Shimlas and Free State XV

After high school, Vidima moved to Bloemfontein, where he joined the Free State Cheetahs. He made seven appearances for the Free State U21 team in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship regular season; he was mainly used as a replacement, but started matches against Blue Bulls U21 [3] and Western Province U21, [4] and scored a try in their match against Leopards U21. [5] His side finished second on the log to qualify for the play-offs, [6] and he also played off the bench in their 27–22 win over the Sharks U21s in the semi-final [7] and in their 17–52 defeat to Western Province U21 in the final. [8]

In the first quarter of 2016, Vidima played Varsity Cup rugby with university side UFS Shimlas. He was named in the matchday squad for all seven matches, making four starts and playing off the bench on two occasions. It was a disappointing season for UFS Shimlas as the defending champions failed to qualify for the semi-finals, finishing in fifth spot. [9] Vidima was included in the Free State XV squad that participated in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series and he made his first class debut by starting their Round One match against Namibian side the Welwitschias. [10] He scored a try and delivered a man-of-the-match performance in their next match against the Blue Bulls [2] [11] and established himself in the team, appearing in eleven of their fourteen matches. He scored a second try during the season – in a 33–27 victory in Round Thirteen [12] – as the Free State XV finished in sixth spot on the log. [13]

Vidima made five appearances in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship regular season, helping his team to fourth place, [14] and also appeared in their semi-final match, a 23–26 defeat to Western Province U21. [15]

In November 2016, Vidima was named in the Cheetahs Super Rugby team's training squad as the team prepared for the 2017 Super Rugby season. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ntokozo Vidima". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "One-on-one with Shimlas' Vidima". Free State Dumelang News. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 36–36 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 22–0 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 60–28 Leopards U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 27–22 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 32–17 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 20–17 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 33–27 Hino Valke". South African Rugby Union. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 26–23 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Cheetahs pak Stormers in Zim" [Cheetahs take on Stormers in Zimbabwe]. Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 19 November 2016.
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