Andile Jho Explained

Andile Jho
Birth Date:21 April 1992
Birth Place:King William's Town
School:Dale College
University:Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Position:Centre
Youthyears1:2005–2010
Youthyears2:2011–2012
Years1:2013–2018
Apps1:16
Points1:10
Amatyears1:2014–2017
Amatapps1:19
Amatpoints1:0
Repyears1:2009
Repteam1:S.A. Schools
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:5
Repyears2:2009
Repteam2:S.A. Schools High Performance
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Clubupdate:24 May 2018
Repupdate:4 April 2013

Andile Jho is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is centre.

Rugby career

He played for in various youth tournaments between 2005 and 2010. His performances lead to him being included in the South Africa Under–16 Elite squad in 2008, the Under–18 High Performance squads in 2009 and 2010 and the S.A. Schools squad in 2009.

He then joined the academy, playing for them at Under–19 level in 2011 and Under–21 level in 2012.

In 2013, he joined the . He was included in the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad, where he was an unused substitute against the, but made his debut against .[1]

Personal life

He is the older brother of Somila Jho, who also played first class rugby for the . On 14 May 2016, the two brothers played together in a first class match for the first time when they were named as the starting centre-pairing for their 2016 Currie Cup qualification defeat to in Cape Town. Andile scored his first senior try in this match in a 10–50 defeat.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastern Province Kings team named against Free State . MyPE.co.za . 4 April 2013 . 4 April 2013 . 6 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130406075001/http://mype.co.za/new/2013/04/eastern-province-kings-team-named-against-free-state/ . dead .