Phendulani Sikhizane Hendrick "Phepsi" Buthelezi (born 30 May 1999) is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who captains the in

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

and the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

and the in the Rugby Challenge. He plays as a Loose forward.

Club rugby

Buthelezi made his

debut for the in February 2019, coming on as a replacement in their 45–10 victory over the in

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. In the 2021

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International

Buthelezi represented South Africa at youth level, playing for the South Africa Schools team in the 2017 Under-19 International Series and for the South Africa Under-20 team at the

2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship The 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eleventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournamen ...

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* 1999 births Living people People from Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality Zulu people South African rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights Sharks (rugby union) players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub