Sikhumbuzo Notshe

Sikhumbuzo Notshe (born 28 May 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for Montauban in the French Pro D2 competition.

Sikhumbuzo Notshe

Date of birth	(1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	King William's Town, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	Wynberg Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup) Youth career 2006 Western Province Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2019 Western Province 64 (100) 2014–2019 Stormers 58 (65) 2020–2024 Sharks 57 (30) 2020–2024 Sharks (Currie Cup) 9 (10) 2024– Montauban 26 (30) Correct as of 2 December 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 S.A. Under-18 High Performance 2011 South Africa Schools 2016–2022 South Africa 'A' 5 (15) 2017–2018 South Africa Sevens 8 (5) 2018 South Africa 6 (0) Correct as of 17 November 2022

Career

Youth

Notshe represented Western Province at all youth levels. He played for them at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2006, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 and at the Under-18 Craven Week competitions in both 2010 and 2011.

At the conclusion of the 2010 Craven Week competition, Notshe was included in a South African Under-18 High Performance squad that played in matches against France, Namibia and England.^[1] The following year, he made the S.A. Schools side that played against France.^[2]

Notshe also represented Wynberg Boys' High School between 2010 and 2012.^[3]

Senior career

In 2013, Notshe made his first class debut for Western Province, starting in their opening match of the 2013 Vodacom Cup season against neighbours Boland Cavaliers in Ceres.^[4] He appeared in all nine matches for Western Province in a run that saw them reach the semi-finals, scoring tries against Pampas XV^[5] and SWD Eagles^[6] in the process.

Notshe was included in the Stormers pre-season training squad prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season^[7] and was one of the try-scorers in their trial match against Boland Cavaliers.^[8]

As of 2020 Notshe has signed a contract with the Cell C Sharks and will join their Super Rugby team.

On 16 June 2024, Notshe would move to France to sign for Montauban in the Pro D2 competition from the 2024–25 season.^[9]

International rugby

On 28 May 2016, Notshe was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.^[10] After training with the national team for a few days, he joined the South Africa 'A' squad for their two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.^[11] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein^[12] and scored one of his side's three tries in the match, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.^[13]