Samora Fihlani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lwazi Samora Fihlani | ||
| Born |
14 May 1985 East London | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Lumnko Secondary School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Current club | Griffons | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Border Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2008–2012 | Border Bulldogs | 61 | (25) |
| 2012 | → Griffons | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 17 | (15) |
| 2016–present | Griffons | 14 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012 | South African Barbarians (South) | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
Lwazi Samora Fihlani is a South African rugby union player currently playing with the Griffons.[1] He can play as a lock or flanker.
Career
Fihlani came through the Border youth system and played for their Under-21 team in 2005 and 2006.
In 2008, he graduated to the first team, making his debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup season against the Golden Lions.[2]
He became a regular for the Bulldogs, making 59 first team appearances over the next five seasons. In 2012, he had a short loan spell at the Griffons and signed a deal to join the Eastern Province Kings for 2013 on a two-year deal.[3]
He was named in the Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.[4] He was a regular in his first season at the Kings, making 17 appearances. However, he sustained a serious knee injury that ruled him out of the entire 2014 season. Although he was not initially named in the EP Kings' pre-season squad for the 2015,[5] he did join in with the training group at the start of 2015 following a recovery from his knee injury.[6]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Samora Fihlani". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 15-35 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ Reeves, Alvin (7 Sep 2012). "Kings expect tough derby with Bulldogs". Dispatch Online. Retrieved 12 Sep 2012.
- ↑ Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "EP Kings Pre Season Training Squad announced". Rugby15. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Samora, Siyanda bly" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.