Sino Nyoka

Rugby player

Sino Nyoka

Full name| Sinoyuvo Nyoka

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Date of birth|  (1990-08-07) 7 August 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth| King William's Town, South Africa
Height| 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight| 78 kg (12 st 4 lb; 172 lb)
School| Dale College
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Scrum-half

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Youth career
2006–2010|  Border Bulldogs
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2010–2013|  Border Bulldogs|  49|  (10)
2014–2015|  Pumas|  15|  (5)
2014|  → Falcons|  1|  (0)
2015|  → Griffons|  6|  (0)
2016|  Falcons|  4|  (5)
2016–2018|  Border Bulldogs|  37|  (25)

Correct as of 27 October 2018

National team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2008|  South Africa Schools|  |
2013|  South Africa President's XV|  3|  (0)

Correct as of 17 June 2013

Sinoyuvo 'Snake' Nyoka (born 7 August 1990) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Border Bulldogs in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.

## Career[edit]

### Youth[edit]

Nyoka represented the Border Bulldogs at Under-16 level at the 2006 Grant Khomo Week and at Under-18 level at the 2007 Academy Week and Craven Week competitions, as well as the 2008 Craven Week tournament. He was then included in an Under-18 Elite squad and also made the S.A. Schools side in 2008. He also played for them in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition.

### Border Bulldogs[edit]

His first class debut came in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, when he made his debut against the Sharks.[2] He quickly established himself as a regular for the senior side and represented Border in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions since 2010.

### Pumas[edit]

Nyoka joined the Pumas for the 2014 season.[3]

Nyoka was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[4] Nyoka made five appearances during the season, scoring one try.

### Representative rugby[edit]

In 2013, Nyoka was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sino Nyoka". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 69–8 Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. ^ "Steval Pumas new signings for 2014". Rugby15. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
4. ^ "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
5. ^ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
6. ^ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.