Siphesihle Punguzwa
| Full name | Siphesihle Qhamani Punguzwa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Butterworth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Selborne College, East London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]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
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Siphesihle Punguzwa". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 76–16 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 87–17 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 23–21 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 17–10 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 28–21 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.