Sipho Nofemele
| Full name | Siphosenkosi Nofemele | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 November 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fort Beaufort, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb; 165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Eyabantu Senior Secondary School, Fort Beaufort | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Fort Hare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siphosenkosi Nofemele (born 12 November 1989) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[1] His regular position is winger or fullback.
Career
UFH Blues
Nofemele first played rugby at national level when he represented university side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] during the 2012 Varsity Shield competition. He made six starts in the competition to help UFH finish in fourth spot. He was also named in their squad for the 2013 Varsity Shield, but was never involved in any action.[citation needed]
Border Bulldogs
He was one of several amateur players brought into the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt.[2] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut in their Round Three match against Kenyan invitational side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], helping the Border Bulldogs to an 18–17 win, their only victory of the competition.[3] He remained in their starting line-up for their 16–29 defeat to [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in their next match[4] and scored his first career try in their 17–54 defeat to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Bloemfontein the following week.[5] His second try quickly followed, scoring in the fifth minute of their 26–40 defeat to [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][6] and he made his fifth appearance of the competition against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Piketberg.[7]
Nofemele 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 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], scoring the Border Bulldogs' only points of the match with a late try.[8] He made a total of four appearances 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, but didn't make any appearances as Border ended the competition bottom of the log with a single win all season.
He returned to action in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, coming on as a reserve in their opening match of the season against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[9]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sipho Nofemele". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bankrupt BRFU can't pay staff". Daily Dispatch. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 18-17 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 16-29 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 54-17 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 26-40 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 41-17 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 52-5 Border". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 53-0 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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