Sizophila Sabelo Maseko (born 3 March 1991) is a South African

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player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is winger.

Career

Youth

Maseko represented the at the 2008 and 2009 Under-18

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competitions, resulting in a call-up to the Under-18 Elite squad in 2008 and the S.A. Schools team in 2009. He also represented the team in the 2008 and 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. He joined in 2010 and played for their Under-19 team in the Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. He was named in their squad for the

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, but did not make an appearance. He did play for in the

2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship The 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa. Competition Division A There were seven partici ...

. He was named in the squad for the 2012 Varsity Cup competition, but also failed to make an appearance for them. He then joined

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-based side and represented their U21 side in the

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Sharks

His first team debut came in the

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. He was named in the starting line-up in the first game of the season against the and scored two tries early in the second half to help them to a 72–6 victory. He started all eight matches in the competition and weighed in with a further three tries. His

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debut came later in the same year, when he was included in the Sharks starting team to face in the opening match of the

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season.

Leopards

He joined

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-based side the during the

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tournament. He was a member of the team that won the

2015 Currie Cup First Division The 2015 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 August to 8 October 2015. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union compet ...

. He featured in a total of seven matches during the qualification rounds and First Division proper and scored one try for the side. He didn't feature in the final, as the Leopards secured a 44–20 victory over the to win the competition for the first time in their history.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maseko, Sizo South African rugby union players Living people 1991 births People from Ermelo, Mpumalanga Sharks (Currie Cup) players Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Mpumalanga