Trevor Nyakane

Trevor Nyakane
Full name Trevor Ntando Nyakane
Date of birth (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Place of birth Bushbuckridge, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb)
School Ben Vorster, Tzaneen
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls
Youth Career
2005–2007 Limpopo Blue Bulls
2008–2010 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 CUT Ixias ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014 Free State Cheetahs 38 (10)
2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2011 → Griffons 1 (0)
2012–2014 Cheetahs 42 (15)
2015–present Bulls 49 (0)
Correct as of 29 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 S.A. Schools Academy ()
2013–present South Africa 37 (5)
2015 Springboks 1 (0)
2016 Springbok XV 1 (0)
2017 South Africa 'A' 2 (0)
Correct as of 29 May 2018

Trevor Ntando Nyakane (born 4 May 1989) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular playing position is prop and he has the ability to play at both loosehead and tighthead.[1]

School career

Nyakane attended school in Limpopo top rugby school Ben Vorster where he played for the first team for two years. He was chosen to represent Limpopo at the Grant Khomo, and Craven Weeks tournaments in 2006 and 2007.

Career

Following his summer move from the Cheetahs, Nyakane currently represents the Blue Bulls in both the Currie Cup and in Super Rugby. He has amassed more than 50 senior appearances in all senior competitions.[2][3]

Nyakane signed a contract with the Blue Bulls until the end of the 2018 season.[4]

International

Nyakane was first named in the Springbok squad ahead of the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests.[5]

He made his international debut on 8 June as a 73rd minute replacement for Tendai Mtawarira in South Africa's 44-10 victory over Italy in Durban.[6] On 22 June 2013 he scored his first test try, against Samoa, in Pretoria. With South Africa already leading 49-23, Nyakane's 80th minute score completed a comprehensive victory.[7]

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record

Against Pld W D L Tri Con Pen DG Pts %Won
 Argentina110000000100
 Australia21010000050
 England110000000100
 Ireland1001000000
 Italy220000000100
 New Zealand21010000050
 Samoa110010005100
 Scotland220000000100
 Wales1001000000
Total139041000569.23

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1 SamoaPretoria, South AfricaLoftus VersfeldMid-year rugby test series22 June 2013Won 56-23

References

  1. ↑ "Cheetahs revamp front row for Crusaders". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax NZ News. 21 March 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Trevor Nyakane". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Trevor Nyakane itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Established Springboks to continue careers with Blue Bulls" (Press release). Bulls. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "New faces in Springbok squad". Sport 24. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 44-10 Italy". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 56-23 Samoa". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.


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