Full name | Sibahle Ndiphiwe Maxwane | ||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Rabs | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Queenstown, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School | Dale College Boys' High School, King William's Town | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Current status | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bulls | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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Youth clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | ||
2013 2014–2016 |
Border Bulldogs Western Province |
Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2017–present | UP Tuks | 1 | (0) |
Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2016 2017–present |
Western Province Bulls |
8 0 |
(10) (0) |
Correct as of 20 February 2017
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Sibahle Ndiphiwe 'Rabs' Maxwane (born rugby union player, currently playing with the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in domestic South African rugby and UP Tuks in the Varsity Cup. He usually plays on the wing.
14 August 1995) is a South AfricanMaxwane 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.
He earned some provincial colours too, when he was named in the Border squad for the 2013 Under-18 Academy Week held in Durban.
Maxwane joined the Western Province Rugby Institute for the 2014 season. 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. However, he did feature for a Western Province Rugby Academy XV in a match against a France Under-18 team in August 2014.
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 as his team finished top of the log after the round-robin stage, but an injury ruled him out of the play-off matches that saw Western Province crowned champions after beating Free State U21 in the final.
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.