Rabz Maxwane

Sibahle Ndiphiwe 'Rabz' Maxwane (born 14 August 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Cheetahs in the Pro14 and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1] He usually plays on the wing.

Rabs Maxwane
Full nameSibahle Ndiphiwe Maxwane
Date of birth (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995
Place of birthQueenstown, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
SchoolDale College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Lions / Golden Lions
Youth career
2013 Border Bulldogs
2014–2016 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 UP Tuks 1 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Western Province 8 (10)
2017 Blue Bulls XV 5 (20)
2017 Bulls 1 (0)
2017 Blue Bulls 2 (5)
2017–2020 Cheetahs 35 (105)
2018–2020 Free State Cheetahs 7 (10)
2020– Lions 28 (50)
2020– Golden Lions 14 (30)
Correct as of 15 May 2023

Rugby career

2013 : Youth rugby

Maxwane was born in Queenstown and attended Dale College Boys' High School in nearby King William's Town, playing first team rugby for Dale College in 2013 and 2014.[2][3]

He earned some provincial colours too, when he was named in the Border squad for the 2013 Under-18 Academy Week held in Durban.[4]

2014–2016 : Western Province

Maxwane joined the Western Province Rugby Institute for the 2014 season.[5] He was named in the Western Province U19 squad for the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, but failed to make any appearances in the competition.[6] However, he did feature for a Western Province Rugby Academy XV in a match against a France Under-18 team in August 2014.[7]

He was in action for Western Province in 2015, making nine appearances in the Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored two tries in their 50–14 victory over Leopards U21[8] as his team finished top of the log after the round-robin stage,[9] but an injury ruled him out of the play-off matches[10] that saw Western Province crowned champions after beating Free State U21 in the final.[11]

He also joined the South Africa Sevens academy, where he was named in the Blitzboks wider training squad that prepared for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]

In April 2016, Maxwane made his first class debut, starting their 2016 Currie Cup qualification match against the Blue Bulls.[13] After another start against the Free State XV,[14] he scored his first senior try in a 27–24 victory over the Golden Lions XV in his next match.[15] He made three more starts and two appearances off the bench in the competition, scoring his second try in his final appearance for the team in a 45–17 victory over the SWD Eagles.[16]

He returned to the Under-21 team, starting all eight of their matches in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored one try against the Blue Bulls U21s[17] and two against the Golden Lions U21[18] during the regular season to help Western Province finish top of the log.[19] He scored a decisive try in a 26–23 victory over Free State U21 in the semi-finals[20] and his fifth of the season in the final, where his team fell just short, losing 34–38 to the Golden Lions.[21] He finished as his team's top try scorer, and just one behind the top try scorers in the competition, the Leopards U21s' Elden Schoeman and the Sharks U21s' Tristan Blewett,[22] and was also named the team's best back of the season at the annual awards ceremony.[23]

2017–present : Bulls

At the end of the 2016 season, the Pretoria-based Blue Bulls announced that Maxwane would join them for the 2017 season;[24] he was subsequently also included in the Bulls Super Rugby squad for the 2017 season.[25]

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Rabz Maxwane". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. "Match Reports for Maritzburg College 150th Festival". SA School Sports. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. "Selborne host Dale". Rugby365. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. "SA Rugby Squad – Border : 2013 U18 Academy Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. "Cream of the crop chooses WPRI" (Press release). Western Province. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. "SA Rugby Squad – WP U19 : 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. "WPRA XV to take on France U18s" (Press release). Western Province. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 50–14 Leopards U21". South African Rugby Union. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. "Schickerling set for playing return" (Press release). Western Province. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. "Seven the lucky number for Bok stars" (Press release). Western Province. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  13. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30–16 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  14. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 31–36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  15. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 27–24 Xerox Golden Lions XV". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  16. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 45–17 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  17. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 29–29 WP U21". South African Rugby Union. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  18. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 26–24 WP U21". South African Rugby Union. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  19. "SA Rugby Log – 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  20. "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 26–23 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  21. "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 34–38 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  22. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  23. "Du Toit, Jones and Mbonambi double-up at 2016 WPRFU awards night" (Press release). Western Province. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  24. "Pollard to return to training next month" (Press release). Bulls. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  25. "Vodacom Bulls squad confirmed for Vodacom Super Rugby tournament" (Press release). Bulls. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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