Ntabeni Dukisa (born 25 July 1988) is a professional South African

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Career

Youth

Dukisa came through the Border youth system and played for the in the 2008 and 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championships.

Border Bulldogs

In 2010, he graduated to the first team, making his debut in the final game of the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season against the . He became a regular for the Bulldogs in the following season; he made seven appearances for the side in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, contributing five points with the boot through a penalty in the opening match of the season against the and a conversion against the in their only win of the competition two weeks later. He started eight of their ten matches during the

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competition, scoring five tries, eight conversions and sixteen penalties to end the season as the Bulldogs' top scorer with 89, the fifth highest overall in the competition. That included a haul of 27 points in their 57–42 defeat to the in Kempton Park. He continued scoring at a similar rate during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, where he got 63 points in six matches, of which he started four. He was once again the Bulldogs' top scorer in the competition and also proved a key figure in their only win of the competition, a 47–31 victory over the in the final round of matches, with Dukisa kicking five conversions and four penalties. He started three of the side's matches during the

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competition, scoring eight points.

Griffons

During the

, Dukisa joined the on a short loan deal. He made five appearances for them to help them reach the semi-finals of the competition. He started in their semi-final match against the , but could not prevent the Griffons losing 37–30 to the

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Eastern Province Kings

He signed a contract to join the for 2013 on a two-year deal. He was initially named in the wider training squad for the

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, but was subsequently released to the

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squad. He made five appearances during the

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competition, scoring a try, a conversion and a penalty in their match against the . He made his first appearance in the

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competition for the Kings in the opening fixture of the

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season, when he appeared as a substitute in the match against the . He made a total of four starts and nine substitute appearances for the Kings during the competition, helping them reach the final, where they lost 53–30 to the Pumas. He scored a total of 44 points during the season. He played a full season in the

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competition, featuring in all seven of their matches and finishing as the EP Kings' top scorer with 50 points. Despite initially moving to

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-based side on loan prior to the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament, he returned to the Kings shortly after to be closer to his sick mother. In June 2014, he was selected on the bench for the side to face during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on with 8 minutes to go in the match as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat. He played in the Premier League of the Currie Cup for the first time in

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, starting three matches and appearing as a substitute on a further three occasions. He also scored a try in their match against the .

Griquas

He joined Kimberley-based side prior to the 2015 season.

Representative rugby

Whilst at the , Dukisa was selected in a South African Barbarians (South) side that played against during their 2012 tour of South Africa. Dukisa came on as a substitute just after half-time in the match in Kimberley and he scored a try a few minutes later as the Barbarians lost 26–54 to the touring side.

References

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