Scarra Ntubeni

Scarra Ntubeni
Personal information
Full name Siyabonga Ntubeni
Nickname Scarra
Born (1991-02-18) 18 February 1991
East London, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)[1]
School(s) attended King Edward VII School
Club information
Playing position Hooker
Current club Stormers / Western Province
Youth career
2006 Border
2008–2009 Golden Lions
2010–2012 Western Province
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2011–present Western Province 47 (10)
2011–present Stormers 45 (20)
Representative team(s)‡
2016 South Africa 'A' 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 10 June 2016.

Siyabonga 'Scarra' Ntubeni (born 18 February 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as hooker in Super Rugby with the Stormers and Currie Cup rugby with Western Province.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Ntubeni debuted for both Western Province and the Stormers in 2011, however it wasn't until the 2012 Currie Cup that he really established himself as a first team member. He featured in all of Province's 12 games during that campaign and was instrumental as his side lifted the Currie Cup for the 33rd time.[2][4] Ntubeni was a starter as Western Province triumphed 25-19 over the Sharks in Durban.[5]

2013 got off to a slow start as injury ruled him out of the first half of the Stormers season, but he did return for the final 8 games and this coincided with an upturn in his sides fortunes following a lacklustre first half of the season. He again made a big impact in the 2013 Currie Cup, taking advantage of Tiaan Liebenberg's injury and skipper Deon Fourie's switch to the flank to again be an ever present member of the side. He started 11 games and made 1 substitute appearance as Province reached the Currie Cup Final for the second year in succession, this time going down 33-19 to the Sharks in Cape Town.[6]

International rugby

On 28 October 2013, SARU announced that Ntubeni was included in the 30-man squad for South Africa's 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests against France, Scotland and Wales in November 2013; however, he did not play in any of the matches.[7]

On 28 May 2016, Ntubeni was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.[8] After training with the national team for a few days, he joined the South Africa 'A' squad for their two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[9] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein,[10] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[11]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 21 June 2015
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2011 Stormers 1 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Stormers 2 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Stormers 8 4 4 291 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Stormers 5 5 0 301 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
2015 Stormers 15 9 6 641 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 18 13 1270 1 0 0 0 5 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Scarra Ntubeni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Scarra Ntubeni Stormers Player Profile". Stormers Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Scarra Ntubeni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Scarra Ntubeni WP Rugby Player Profile". WP Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks 18-25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 19-33 The Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Four uncapped players named for Bok tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24-32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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