Trevor Nyakane

Trevor Ntando Nyakane (born 4 May 1989) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for Racing 92 in the French Top14, and also the South Africa national rugby team, His regular playing position is prop and he has the ability to play at both loosehead and tighthead.[1]

Trevor Nyakane
Nyakane in 2017
Full nameTrevor Ntando Nyakane
Date of birth (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Place of birthBushbuckridge, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Ben Vorster
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls
Youth career
2005–2007 Limpopo Blue Bulls
2008–2010 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 CUT Ixias ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014 Free State Cheetahs 38 (10)
2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2011 → Griffons 1 (0)
2012–2014 Cheetahs 42 (15)
2015–2021 Bulls 82 (0)
2018–2021 Blue Bulls 10 (0)
2022-present Racing 92 14 (5)
Correct as of 9 August 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 S.A. Schools Academy
2013–present South Africa 57 (5)
2015 Springboks 1 (0)
2016 Springbok XV 1 (0)
2017 South Africa A 2 (0)
Correct as of 9 August 2022

School career

Nyakane attended school in Limpopo top rugby school Ben Vorster where he played for the first team for two years. He was chosen to represent Limpopo at the Grant Khomo, and Craven Weeks tournaments in 2006 and 2007.

Career

Nyakane currently represents Racing 92. He has amassed more than 50 senior appearances in all senior competitions.[2][3][4]

He attended his primary school in laerskool Gravelotte in Limpopo.

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]

Nyakane was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8] However he had to withdraw through injury in the pool stage and was replaced by Thomas du Toit.[9] South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeating England in the final.[10]

Nyakane started at tighthead prop for the opening test of the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Injury to Ox Nché in that first test led Nyakane to switch roles to become the replacement loosehead prop for the subsequent two tests of the series. Despite not having played at loosehead prop for the Springboks since 2016, Nyakane's scrummaging earned the Springboks a number of crucial scrum penalties in the later half of the remaining games which saw the South Africans winning the series.[11]

Honours
  • Currie Cup winner 2020–21
  • 2015 Rugby World Cup third place bronze medalist winner
  • 2019 Rugby Championship winner
  • 2019 Rugby World Cup winner
  • 2021 British and Irish Lions Tour winner

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record
As of 8 October 2021
Against P W D L Tri Pts %Won
 Argentina98010088.89
 Australia72230042.86
 British and Irish Lions32010066.67
 England110000100
 France110000100
 Georgia110000100
 Ireland31020033.33
 Italy43010075
 Japan21010050
 New Zealand102170025
 Samoa220015100
 Scotland330000100
 United States110000100
 Wales41030025
Total51293191559.8

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1 SamoaPretoria, South AfricaLoftus VersfeldMid-year rugby test series22 June 2013Won 56–23

References
  1. "Cheetahs revamp front row for Crusaders". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax NZ News. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Trevor Nyakane(". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. "Trevor Nyakane itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. "Established Springboks to continue careers with Blue Bulls" (Press release). Bulls. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. "New faces in Springbok squad". Sport 24. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 44–10 Italy". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 56–23 Samoa". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. "South Africa World Cup squad: Siya Kolisi wins fitness battle, Eben Etzebeth backed, Aphiwe Dyantyi dropped". Independent. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. "Springboks call in replacement as injury rules Trevor Nyakane out of World Cup". rugbypass.com. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  10. "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  11. "Deon Davids hails 'champion' Trevor Nyakane, says Ox Nche back in training". News24. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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