Mzamo Majola

Mzamo Majola
Personal information
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995
Durban, South Africa
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended Westville Boys' High School, Westville
University Varsity College, Durban North
Club information
Playing position Prop
Current club Sharks
Youth career
2013– Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2015– UKZN Impi 0 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2015– Sharks (Currie Cup) 5 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2015– S.A. Under-20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 October 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 22 June 2015.

Mzamo Majola (born 20 February 1995 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Sharks.[1] His regular position is prop.

Career

He represented the Sharks at the premier South African high school rugby competition, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Polokwane in July 2013, making three appearances. He joined the Sharks Academy after finishing high school and represented the Sharks U19 side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting all thirteen of their matches in the loosehead prop position as they reached the semi-final of the competition, where they were defeated 20–43 by the Blue Bulls U19.[2]

Despite being included in the UKZN Impi squad for the 2015 Varsity Shield, he made no appearances for them. He did, however, make his first class debut on 28 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for the Sharks XV in their 2015 Vodacom Cup match against Western Province in Crawford, Cape Town.[3] He also played off the bench in their next match against a Free State XV in Kokstad.[4]

He was named in a 37-man training squad for the South Africa national under-20 rugby union team[5] and featured for them in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015.[6] He was also included in the squad that embarked on a two-match tour of Argentina.[7] He came on as a replacement in their 25–22 victory over Argentina[8] and started their 39–28 victory a few days later.[9]

Upon the team's return, he was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[10] He didn't feature in the first of their three matches in Pool B of the competition, a 33–5 win against hosts Italy,[11] but came on as a replacement in their 40–8 win against Samoa[12] and in their 46–13 win over Australia[13] to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Majola also played off the bench in their semi-final match against England, but could not prevent them losing 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession[14] as well as in their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Mzamo Majola". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Blue Bulls U19 vs Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Cell C Sharks XV vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Junior Bok training squad confirmed". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Italy U20 vs South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Match Breakdown: France U20 vs South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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