Date of birth | 29 July 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | George, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Outeniqua High School, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | North-West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Winger / Fullback / Centre | ||
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Current team | Lions / Golden Lions | ||
Youth Career | |||
2009–2011 | SWD Eagles | ||
2012–2013 | Leopards | ||
Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2013–14, 2016 | NWU Pukke | 23 | (84) |
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2013–2014 | Leopards | 14 | (75) |
2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 7 | (10) |
2016–present | Golden Lions XV | 3 | (15) |
2016–present | Lions | 6 | (10) |
2016–present | Golden Lions | 5 | (25) |
Correct as of 25 October 2016
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2013 | South Africa Under-20 | 0 | (0) |
Correct as of 21 July 2014
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Sylvian Mahuza (born George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Currie Cup side the Golden Lions. He can play as a winger, centre or fullback.
29 July 1993 inIn 2009, he was called up to represent the SWD Eagles Under-16 side at the Grant Khomo Week competition. In 2010 and 2011, he played for their Under-18 side at the Craven Week tournament.
After high school in 2012, however, he moved to Potchefstroom, where he got involved in the youth setup of the provincial side, the Leopards, as well as playing rugby for Varsity Cup side NWU Pukke.
He made eleven appearances in the Leopards U19 team during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship season, scoring three tries. In 2013, he played four matches in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, which included a match against Border U21 in which he scored two tries.
In the Varsity Cup competition, he played six matches for the NWU Pukke during the 2013 Varsity Cup competition, scoring two tries. He made eight appearances during the 2014 edition of the competition and ran in six tries (making him the second top try scorer in the competition) as the NWU Pukke reached the final.
He was also included in the South Africa Under-20 side that played against their Argentinean counterparts prior to the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, but failed to make the final squad for the tournament.