Sipho Nofemele


Siphosenkosi Nofemele is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the. His regular position is winger or fullback.

Career

UFH Blues

Nofemele first played rugby at national level when he represented university side during the 2012 Varsity Shield competition. He made six starts in the competition to help UFH finish in fourth spot in the competition. He was also named in their squad for the 2013 Varsity Shield, but was never involved in any action.

Border Bulldogs

He was one of several amateur players brought into the provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt. He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut in their Round Three match against Kenyan invitational side, helping the Border Bulldogs to an 18–17 win, their only victory of the competition. He remained in their starting line-up for their 16–29 defeat to in their next match and scored his first career try in their 17–54 defeat to the in Bloemfontein the following week. His second try quickly followed, scoring in the fifth minute of their 26–40 defeat to and he made his fifth appearance of the competition against the in Piketberg.
Nofemele was retained for their 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign and he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition in their opening-day 5–52 defeat to, scoring the Border Bulldogs' only points of the match with a late try. He made a total of four appearances during the qualification series, but the Border Bulldogs lost all six of their matches, failing to qualify for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, instead qualifying to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. He was named in their squad for the First Division campaign, but didn't make any appearances as Border ended the competition bottom of the log with a single win all season.
He returned to action in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, coming on as a reserve in their opening match of the season against the.