Trevor Nyakane

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Trevor Nyakane
Personal information
Full name Trevor Ntando Nyakane
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 34)
Bushbuckridge, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb)
School(s) attended Ben Vorster, Tzaneen
Club information
Playing position Prop
Current club Bulls
Youth career
2005–07 Limpopo Blue Bulls
2008–10 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2011–12 CUT Ixias ()
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2010–14 Free State Cheetahs 38 (10)
2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2011 → Griffons 1 (0)
2012–14 Cheetahs 42 (15)
2015– Bulls 24 (0)
2015– Blue Bulls 0 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2007 S.A. Schools Academy ()
2013– South Africa 23 (5)
2015 Springbok XV 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 1 May 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 30 October 2015.

Trevor Ntando Nyakane (born 4 May 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop and he has the ability to play at both loosehead and tighthead.[1]

Career

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Following his summer[when?] move from Toyota Cheetahs, Nyakane currently represents the Blue Bulls in both the Currie Cup and in Super Rugby. He has amassed more than 50 senior appearances in all senior competitions.[2][3]

Nyakane signed a contract with the Blue Bulls until the end of the 2018 season.[4]

International

Nyakane was first named in the Springbok squad ahead of the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests.[5]

He made his international debut on 8 June as a 73rd minute replacement for Tendai Mtawarira in South Africa's 44-10 victory over Italy in Durban.[6] On 22 June 2013 he scored his first test try, against Samoa, in Pretoria. With South Africa already leading 49-23, Nyakane's 80th minute score completed a comprehensive victory.[7]

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record

Against Pld W D L Tri Con Pen DG Pts %Won
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
 Australia 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50
 England 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
 Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Italy 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
 New Zealand 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 100
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 9 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 69.23

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result
1  Samoa Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Mid-year rugby test series 22 June 2013 Won 56-23

References

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