SOYIZWAPI Siviwe

South Africa

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 7 Dec 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: MTHATA

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : SOUTH AFRICA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men RSA South Africa	5

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M05 RSA South Africa 33 IRL Ireland 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M12 RSA South Africa 14 KEN Kenya 5	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M18 RSA South Africa 17 USA United States 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M23 RSA South Africa 14 ARG Argentina 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M26 RSA South Africa 22 AUS Australia 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-6 #M32 USA United States 7 RSA South Africa 28	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
1	Men	2018
1	Men	2016/2017
2	Men	2020
4	Men	2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS
5	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
2	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN
3	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE
6	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	London, GBR
5	Men	2017	London, GBR
7	Men	2019	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2018	Paris, FRA
1	Men	2017	Paris, FRA
3	Men	2019	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
7	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL
4	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN
4	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN
6	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA
2	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA
3	Men	2018	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
4	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
7	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Nickname:

Shakes (Facebook profile, 05 May 2016)

Hobbies:

Playing golf. (compleatgolfer.com, 29 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Setanta College, Ireland

Family:

Partner Zenande Makina

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Neil Powell [national], RSA

Other sports:

He has played rugby union [15-a-side] at Super Rugby level. (sport24.co.za, 30 Mar 2016)

Debut:

2016 for South Africa, International Tournament in Hong Kong, China (blitzbokke.com, 18 May 2016)

Injuries:

In May 2021 he suffered a knee injury. (Instagram profile, 21 May 2021)

He missed four legs of the 2019/20 World Series due to injury. (springboks.rugby, 26 Jun 2020)

He missed the Las Vegas and Vancouver legs of the 2015/16 World Series in March 2016 because of a groin injury. (sport24.co.za, 30 Mar 2016)

Start:

He began playing rugby at Dale College Boys' High School in Qonce, South Africa. (sarugbymag.co.za, 29 Aug 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Springboks Sevens Twitter page, 24 Jun 2021)

Influence:

His parents. (unionsportsmag.co.za, 02 Oct 2015)

Philosophy:

"Stay in the fight and make sure that you use every opportunity to do so. Tough times are there to test our character and resilience, and we need to respond accordingly." (springboks.rugby, 26 Jun 2020)

Award:

He was named 2019 South African Sevens Player of the Year. (springboks.rugby, 24 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
RUGBY UNION TO SEVENS
He says he found the transition from rugby union [15-a-side] to rugby sevens challenging, having played in the Super Rugby club competition. However, in 2019 he said he did not see himself returning to rugby union. "The transition is mentally and physically challenging, particularly if you don't come from a sevens background. Everything needs to be on a higher level - your fitness, work rate and discipline - as a player you have to realign your working philosophy and apply yourself just that little bit more. But once you've settled in and proved you can meet the necessary requirements, you'll be rewarded. I've committed myself to sevens full-time and I doubt I'll be moving back to 15s." (sarugbymag.co.za, 29 Aug 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/siviwe.soyizwapi
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Siviwe-Shakes-Soyizwapi-106300204726723
https://instagram.com/shakeymilkshake
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siviwe-soyizwapi-9a85061a9
https://twitter.com/SSoyizwapi
Twitter Profile 2: https://twitter.com/SiviweSoyizwapi

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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