Masixole Banda

Masixole 'Coyi' Banda (born 11 June 1988) is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14.[1] He can play as a fly-half, winger or fullback.

Masixole Banda
Date of birth (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
SchoolIthembelihle High School, New Brighton
UniversityUniversity of Fort Hare
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Fly-Half
Current team Eastern Province Elephants
Youth career
2009 Eastern Province U19
2010–2011 Eastern Province U21
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 UFH Blues 6 (59)
2013 African Bombers 4 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Eastern Province Kings 5 (21)
2014–2016 Border Bulldogs 46 (343)
2017–2020 Southern Kings 53 (170)
2020–2022 Griquas 7 (5)
2022– Eastern Province Elephants 8 (67)
Correct as of 10 July 2022

Career

Youth and amateur rugby

Banda played his school rugby at Ithembelihle High School, New Brighton until 2010 under the tutelage of Theo Pieterse,[2] who guided the school to being named the School Team of the Year in 2012.[3]

Banda was also named in the Eastern Province U19 squad for the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and played for them at Under-21 level during the 2010 and 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship seasons, making six starts. He was also included in an Eastern Province Kings side that played against the South Africa Under-20 side in 2011,[4] scoring eleven points in a 31–16 defeat.[5]

Banda then joined club side African Bombers. In 2012, Banda started six matches for the UFH Blues in the 2012 Varsity Shield competition[6] – being named the Player that Rocks in their match against UWC[7] – and in 2013, he played for the Bombers in the 2013 SARU Community Cup competition, starting in four of their matches in the competition.

Eastern Province Kings

In 2014, the Eastern Province Kings announced that several club players would join their wider training squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup. Banda was included in the training squad and was subsequently included in their squad for the tournament.[8]

Banda made his first class debut against the Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown and scored two first-half tries on debut to help the Kings to a 60–6 against their Eastern Cape rivals.[9]

After making five appearances in the Vodacom Cup competition, however, he was dropped for disciplinary reasons after he played in matches for club side African Bombers and not showing up for training sessions.[10]

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Masixole Banda". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "Homegrown Hero 2013". Sport Elizabeth. August 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. "EP Rugby congratulates Ithembelihle High School". Eastern Province Rugby Union. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  4. "Baby Boks Venture into Eastern Province". MyPE : Community News from Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. "Baby Boks down EP Kings". Sport24. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  6. "SA Rugby Squad – UFH : 2012 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. "UFH vs UWC – Masixole Banda". Varsity Cup. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  8. "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 60–6 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  10. "EP drop Banda over club games". Herald. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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