Thulani Ngidi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thulani Siphamandla Ngidi | ||
| Nickname | Shrek | ||
| Born |
11 January 1986 Durban, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||
| Occupation | Valke and Sweidan | ||
| School(s) attended | Nhlanhlayethu High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Sharks | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006 | Jaguars | () | |
| 2013 | College Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–11 | Falcons | 23 | (0) |
| 2014–15 | Falcons | 34 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 October 2015. | |||
Thulani Siphamandla Ngidi (born 11 January 1986 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Falcons.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.
Career
Youth and Amateur rugby
After representing amateur side Jaguars at the National Club Championships in 2006, he played for the Sharks U21 side in the 2007 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
Falcons
His first taste of first class rugby came in 2010. He moved to the East Rand to join the Falcons and was included in their squad for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division competition. He made his debut by starting their first match of the season against the Griffons in Welkom.[2] He started their first seven matches of the season and played off the bench in three more matches as the Falcons finished in last position in the competition.
He made a further eight appearances for the side during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition (seven of those as a substitute) and just three appearances in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.
College Rovers
Ngidi then returned to KwaZulu-Natal where he was a member of the College Rovers side that finished runners-up at the inaugural edition of the amateur club competition, the SARU Community Cup in 2013. He made one start during the pool stages of the competition and came on as a substitute in their semi-final match against Brakpan,[3] but was not used in the final as College Rovers suffered a 26–24 defeat to Despatch.[4]
Return to Falcons
He returned to provincial rugby in 2014 when he linked up with his former side the Falcons once again. He made six starts in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, started their first four matches in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament and appeared as a replacement in all seven of their matches in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, including the 31–24 semi-final victory over the Leopards[5] and their 21–23 defeat to the Griffons in the final.[6]
He remained with the Falcons for the 2015 season, making a total of seventeen first class appearances in the Vodacom Cup, Currie Cup qualification and Currie Cup First Division competitions.
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Thulani Ngidi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Griffons vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: East Rand Cranes Brakpan (Valke) vs Jonsson College Rovers (KZN)". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Jonsson College Rovers (KZN) vs GAP Despatch (EP)". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 24-31 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 23-21 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.