Sonwabo Majola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonwabo Qengeba Majola | ||
| Born |
20 March 1993 Uitenhage, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Muir College, Uitenhage | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Scrum-half | ||
| Current club | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Eastern Province U19 | ||
| 2013–present | Eastern Province U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014–present | Eastern Province Kings | 3 | (5) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 April 2014. | |||
Sonwabo Qengeba Majola (born 20 March 1993 in Uitenhage) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His regular position is scrum-half, but also played as a fly-half at school level.
Career
Youth
After playing for the Muir College first team in 2011[2] and 2012,[3] Majola also represented the NMMU Young Guns in the Varsity Young Guns competition in 2013.[4]
In 2012, he helped the Eastern Province U19 side to the Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B final, starting eight matches in the competition. The following year, he went one better by winning the Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B competition with the Eastern Province U21 team, narrowly losing out on promotion to Division A.
Senior career
After playing a pre-season trial match for the Kings against the Stormers,[5] he was included in the senior side for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.[6] He made his first class debut on 15 March 2014 in their match against the Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring a try 11 minutes after coming on.[7] He also made substitute appearances against Western Province[8] and the Free State XV in Cradock.[9]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sonwabo Majola". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "KC 1st XV vs Muir College". Kingswood College. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Graeme edge out Muir". Rugby365. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Trojans with excellent start". University of Cape Town Ikey Tigers. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Stormers blitz Kings in PE". Rugby365. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.