Nkosi Nofuma

Nkosi Nofuma
Personal information
Full name Nkosikhona Nofuma
Born (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988
Qumbu, South Africa
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended Lebogang Senior Secondary School, Welkom
Club information
Playing position Flanker / No 8 / Lock
Current club Border Bulldogs
Youth career
2005–09 Griffons
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2011–13 UFH Blues 16 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2014– Border Bulldogs 28 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 October 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

Nkosikhona Nofuma (born 29 April 1988 in Qumbu, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Border Bulldogs.[1] He can play as a flanker, number eight or lock.

Career

Griffons

Despite being born in the Eastern Cape, Nofuma went to school in Welkom. He was selected to represent the Welkom-based Griffons rugby province at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2005 and then played for a Griffons Country Districts side at the same competition in 2006.

After high school, he continued to progress through age-group rugby at the Griffons; he played for the Griffons U19s in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Griffons U21s in the 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship. However, he failed to break into their senior squad.

UFH Blues

In 2011, Nofuma represented the rugby team of Alice-based university side University of Fort Hare in the Varsity Shield competitions in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He scored four tries for them during the 2013 edition, getting a brace in their match against UKZN Impi[2] and one each in their matches against UWC[3] and eventual champions CUT Ixias.[4]

Border Bulldogs

He was one of several amateur players brought into the Border Bulldogs provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt.[5] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut in their First Round match against Sharks XV, suffering a 24–46 defeat. He featured in a defeat in the Eastern Cape derby against the Eastern Province Kings in their next match[6] and helped the Border Bulldogs to a 18–17 win in their next match against Kenyan side Simba XV, their only victory of the competition.[7] His first start for the Border Bulldogs came in their 16–29 defeat to Western Province in their next match[8] and he made a further three appearances, to bring his tally in the competition to seven.

Nofuma was retained for their 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign and he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition in their opening-day 5–52 defeat to Griquas.[9] He made one more appearance during the qualification series, but the Border Bulldogs lost all six of their matches, failing to qualify for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, instead qualifying to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. He was named in their squad for the First Division campaign, where he made a further five appearances – starting just one of those, their final match of the season against the Boland Cavaliers.[10] The Border Bulldogs ended the competition bottom of the log with a single win all season.

He returned to action in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, starting their opening match of the season against the Sharks XV.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Nkosi Nofuma". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Match Breakdown: FNB UFH vs FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: FNB UFH vs FNB UWC". South African Rugby Union. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: FNB UFH vs FNB CUT". South African Rugby Union. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bankrupt BRFU can’t pay staff". Daily Dispatch. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Boland Cavaliers vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Cell C Sharks XV vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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