Ox Nché

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Ox Nché
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Nché playing in 2015
Full nameRetshegofaditswe Nché
Date of birth (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa [1] [2]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb; 240 lb)
SchoolHTS Louis Botha
University University of the Free State
Notable relative(s)Lezii
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup)
Youth career
2011–2016 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 UFS Shimlas 10 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2019 Cheetahs 67 (40)
2016–2018 Free State XV 5 (5)
2016–2019 Free State Cheetahs 27 (20)
2020– Sharks 63 (35)
2020– Sharks (Currie Cup) 7 (0)
Correct as of 27 October 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 South Africa Schools 3 (0)
2015 South Africa Under-20 5 (5)
2017 South Africa 'A' 2 (5)
2018– South Africa 37 (0)
Correct as of 27 October 2024
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 France Squad

Retshegofaditswe 'Tshego' Nché – more commonly referred to as Ox Nché – (born 23 July 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and the South African national team (the Springboks). His regular position is prop. He is one of the world’s most revered scrummagers.[ citation needed ]

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Club rugby

Youth (2011–14)

Nché first earned provincial selection in 2011, when he was included in the Free State squad that participated at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Queenstown.

In 2012, Nché represented Free State at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa – the Under-18 Craven Week competition – held in Port Elizabeth, starting all three of Free State's matches, despite still being in the Under-17 age-group. After the tournament, he was selected in a South African Schools squad that played against France, [3] Wales [4] and England. [5] He was an unused substitute in the first two matches, but started the match against England.

Nché once again played in all three of Free State's matches at the 2013 Under-18 Craven Week competition held in Polokwane, scoring a try in their opening match against Eastern Province. [6] He was once again included in the South African Schools side in 2013, this time starting two matches against England [7] and Wales. [8] He also made three appearances for the Free State U19s during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Nché was a key player for the Free State U19 team in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting all thirteen of their matches in the competition as his side finished second on the log before losing 22–29 to eventual champions Western Province U19 in the semi-finals. [9] Nché scored three tries during the round-robin stage of the competition, scoring in their matches against Western Province U19, [10] Eastern Province U19 [11] and Golden Lions U19. [12]

Varsity Cup

In 2015, Nché was named in the UFS Shimlas squad for the 2015 Varsity Cup competition. He started the competition as a reserve, playing off the bench on five occasions before being named in the starting line-up for the first time in their final regular season match against NWU Pukke. He retained his starting spot for their 21–10 victory over defending champions UCT Ikey Tigers in the semi-final [13] and also started the final, helping UFS Shimlas to a 63–33 victory against NWU Pukke to win the competition for the first time in their history. [14]

International

Nché was named in a 37-man South Africa Under-20 training squad [15] and played for them in a 31–24 victory in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team that was named at the conclusion of the 2015 Varsity Cup competition. [16] He was then named in their squad to tour Argentina for a two-match series as preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [17] He started their 25–22 victory over Argentina in the first match, [18] but did not feature in their 39–28 win in the second match four days later. [19]

Upon the team's return, Nché was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [20] He started all three of their matches in Pool B of the competition; a 33–5 win against hosts Italy, [21] a 40–8 win against Samoa [22] and a 46–13 win over Australia. [23] Nché scored one of six tries in their match against Australia to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Nché started their semi-final match against England, but could not prevent them losing 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession. [24] He started their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to win the bronze medal. [25]

Honours

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  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province 21–32 Free State". South African Rugby Union. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U19 50–26 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings U19 17–13 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 21–10 FNB UCT". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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