Sino Nyoka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sinoyuvo Nyoka | ||
| Nickname | Snake | ||
| Born |
7 August 1990 King William's Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Dale College | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Scrum-half | ||
| Current club | Border Bulldogs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Border Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–2013 | Border Bulldogs | 49 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Pumas | 15 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Falcons | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Griffons | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Falcons | 4 | (5) |
| 2016–present | Border Bulldogs | 9 | (10) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2008 | South Africa Schools | () | |
| 2013 | South Africa President's XV | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
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. Retrieved 17 June 2013.