Siphesihle Punguzwa

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Siphesihle Punguzwa
Full nameSiphesihle Qhamani Punguzwa
Date of birth (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Butterworth, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
School Selborne College, East London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Border Bulldogs
Youth career
2009–2011 Border Bulldogs
2013–2014 Eastern Province Kings
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017 UFH Blues 14 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2018 Eastern Province Kings 8 (5)
2019–present Border Bulldogs 3 (0)
Correct as of 1 July 2019

Siphesihle Qhamani 'Pitsa' Punguzwa (born 21 May 1993 in Butterworth) is a South African rugby union player for the Border Bulldogs in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is flanker.

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Career

Youth

Punguzwa represented his home province of Border at both the 2009 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and the 2011 Under-18 Craven Week tournaments. He then moved to Port Elizabeth to join the Eastern Province Kings. He played in all nine matches of the Eastern Province U21 side's 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B campaign, making five starts and four substitute appearances and scoring eight tries, the joint-highest by a forward in the competition. [2] His try-scoring feats included braces against SWD U21 [3] and Falcons U21. [4] He also played in their promotion/relegation play-off match against former side Border U21, but, despite scoring yet another try in the match, could not help Eastern Province U21 gain promotion to Division A. [5]

Senior career

Punguzwa was included in the Eastern Province Kings for the first time for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition [6] and made his senior debut by coming on as a substitute in their 17–10 opening day defeat to Kenyan side Simba XV. [7] Three more substitute appearances followed – with Punguzwa scoring his first senior try for the Kings in their 28–21 victory over Boland Cavaliers [8] – before he was named in the starting line-up for the first time for their match against the Sharks XV in Durban.

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Siphesihle Punguzwa". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 76–16 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 87–17 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 23–21 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 17–10 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 28–21 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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