Samora Fihlani

Samora Fihlani

Full name	Lwazi Samora Fihlani
Date of birth	(1985-05-14) 14 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	East London
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
School	Lumnko Secondary School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Youth career 2005–2006 Border Bulldogs Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2012 Border Bulldogs 61 (25) 2012 → Griffons 7 (0) 2013–2015 Eastern Province Kings 17 (15) 2016–2017 Griffons 24 (0) Correct as of 3 June 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 South African Barbarians (South) 1 (0) Correct as of 21 February 2013

Lwazi Samora Fihlani is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Griffons.^[1] He can play as a lock or flanker.

Career

Fihlani came through the Border youth system and played for their Under-21 team in 2005 and 2006.

In 2008, he graduated to the first team, making his debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup season against the Golden Lions.^[2]

He became a regular for the Bulldogs, making 59 first team appearances over the next five seasons. In 2012, he had a short loan spell at the Griffons and signed a deal to join the Eastern Province Kings for 2013 on a two-year deal.^[3]

He was named in the Southern Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.^[4] He was a regular in his first season at the Kings, making 17 appearances. However, he sustained a serious knee injury that ruled him out of the entire 2014 season. Although he was not initially named in the EP Kings' pre-season squad for the 2015,^[5] he did join in with the training group at the start of 2015 following a recovery from his knee injury.^[6]

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Samora Fihlani". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 15–35 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. Reeves, Alvin (7 September 2012). "Kings expect tough derby with Bulldogs". Dispatch Online. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
4. Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
5. "EP Kings Pre Season Training Squad announced". Rugby15. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
6. "Samora, Siyanda bly" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.