Sino Nyoka
| Full name | Sinoyuvo Nyoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb; 172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dale College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sinoyuvo 'Snake' Nyoka (born 7 August 1990) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for the Border Bulldogs.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.
Career
Youth
He represented the Border Bulldogs at Under-16 level at the 2006 Grant Khomo Week and at Under-18 level at the 2007 Academy Week and Craven Week competitions, as well as the 2008 Craven Week tournament. He was then included in an Under-18 Elite squad and also made the S.A. Schools side in 2008. He also played for them in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition.
Border Bulldogs
His first class debut came in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, when he made his debut against the Sharks.[2] He quickly established himself as a regular for the senior side and represented Border in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions since 2010.
Pumas
He joined the Pumas for the 2014 season.[3]
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[4] Nyoka made five appearances during the season, scoring one try.
Representative rugby
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[6]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sino Nyoka". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 69-8 Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Steval Pumas new signings for 2014". Rugby15. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.