Samora Fihlani
Full nameLwazi Samora Fihlani
Date of birth (1985-05-14) 14 May 1985
Place of birthEast London
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
SchoolLumnko 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.
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