Maphutha Dolo
| Full name | Maphutha Stephen Dolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pietersburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ben Vorster, Tzaneen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maphutha Stephen Dolo (born 13 March 1992 in Pietersburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is winger.
Career
Youth
In 2008, he was selected in the Limpopo Blue Bulls' Under-16 squad that participated at the Grant Khomo Week competition; this also led to his inclusion in the South African Under-16 Elite Squad. He also played Under-18 Craven Week rugby for the Limpopo Blue Bulls in both 2009 and 2010.
He moved to Bloemfontein in 2011 and joined the Free State Cheetahs' academy, where he played for the Free State U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Free State U21 side in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2012 and 2013. He scored two braces in the latter season to help his side to victories over the Border U21[2] and Leopards U21 sides.[3]
Varsity Cup
In
He was named in a
Free State Cheetahs
He made his first class debut in 2013, a mere five days after playing in the final match of the UFS Shimlas' Varsity Cup season – he started their 2013 Vodacom Cup match against the Sharks XV in Durban but could not prevent them suffering a narrow 34–33 defeat.[5] He made an additional four appearances in the competition as they failed to qualify for the Quarter Final stages of the competition.
At the conclusion of the 2014 Varsity Cup season, he was once again called into the Free State's Vodacom Cup squad, starting in their matches against Kenyan invitational side Simba XV,[6] as well as against the Blue Bulls,[7] and scored a try in each of these matches.
His first involvement in the Currie Cup competition came during the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, as he was named in the starting line-up for their match against the Sharks,[8] which ended in a 30–30 draw.[9]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Maphutha Dolo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State 43–29 Border". South African Rugby Union. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State 40–29 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 34–33 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 77–10 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 21–22 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Cheetahs overhauled for Sharks". Rugby365. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 30–30 Cell C Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.