Maphutha Dolo

Maphutha Dolo

Personal information
Full name	Maphutha Stephen Dolo
Born	13 March 1992 Polokwane, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended	Ben Vorster, Tzaneen
University	University of the Free State
Club information
Playing position	Winger
Current club	Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2008–10	Limpopo Blue Bulls
2011–13	Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2013–	UFS Shimlas	22	(45)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2013–	Free State Cheetahs	12	(10)
Representative team(s)^‡
2008	S.A. Under-16 Elite Squad		()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 October 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 18 September 2014.

Maphutha Stephen Dolo (born 13 March 1992 in Polokwane, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Free State Cheetahs.^[1] His regular position is winger.

Career

Youth

In 2008, he was selected in the Limpopo Blue Bulls' Under-16 squad that participated at the Grant Khomo Week competition; this also led to his inclusion in the South African Under-16 Elite Squad. He also played Under-18 Craven Week rugby for the Limpopo Blue Bulls in both 2009 and 2010.

He moved to Bloemfontein in 2011 and joined the Free State Cheetahs' academy, where he played for the Free State U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Free State U21 side in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2012 and 2013. He scored two braces in the latter season to help his side to victories over the Border U21^[2] and Leopards U21 sides.^[3]

Varsity Cup

In 2013 and 2014, Dolo played in the Varsity Cup for the UFS Shimlas, scoring five tries in 14 appearances during those two seasons.

He was named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the 2015 Varsity Cup tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.^[4]

Free State Cheetahs

He made his first class debut in 2013, a mere five days after playing in the final match of the UFS Shimlas' Varsity Cup season – he started their 2013 Vodacom Cup match against the Sharks XV in Durban but could not prevent them suffering a narrow 34–33 defeat.^[5] He made an additional four appearances in the competition as they failed to qualify for the Quarter Final stages of the competition.

At the conclusion of the 2014 Varsity Cup season, he was once again called into the Free State's Vodacom Cup squad, starting in their matches against Kenyan invitational side Simba XV,^[6] as well as against the Blue Bulls,^[7] and scored a try in each of these matches.

His first involvement in the Currie Cup competition came during the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, as he was named in the starting line-up for their match against the Sharks,^[8] which ended in a 30–30 draw.^[9]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Maphutha Dolo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
2. "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
3. "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State vs Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
4. "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
5. "Match Breakdown: Sharks XV vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
6. "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State XV vs Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
7. "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State XV vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
8. "Cheetahs overhauled for Sharks". Rugby365. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
9. "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Cell C Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.