S'bura Sithole

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S'bura Sithole
Full nameSibusiso Camagu Thokozani Sithole
Date of birth (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Queenstown, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School Queen’s College
Occupation(s)Professional Rugby Player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Winger
Current team HKU Sandy Bay RFC
Youth career
2006–2008 Border Bulldogs
2009–2011 Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2017 Sharks XV 36 (90)
2011–2017 Sharks (Currie Cup) 46 (60)
2013–2017 Sharks 35 (20)
2017–2020 Southern Kings 18 (0)
2021–2021 Getxo Artea RT 5 (10)
2021–2022 Stade Niortais 0 (0)
2022–Present HKU Sandy Bay 0 (0)
Correct as of 9 September 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 South Africa Under-20 3 (20)
2010–2013 South Africa Sevens
Correct as of 7 April 2018
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Team competition

Sibusiso Camagu Thokozani "S'bura" Sithole (born 14 June 1990) is a South African rugby union player. He plays as a winger or centre for the Niort rugby club in the Federale 1. It was announced that he had joined Getxo rugby club in Spain as a medical joker for the upcoming season

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Representative rugby

In 2013, Sithole was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [1]

In May 2014, Sithole was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests. [2]

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References

  1. "Kyle Brown back to command Springbok Sevens for Mission Moscow". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.