Samora Fihlani

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.

Samora Fihlani

Full name	Lwazi Samora Fihlani
Date of birth	(1985-05-14) 14 May 1985 (age 40)
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

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]