Samora Fihlani | |
Fullname: | Lwazi Samora Fihlani |
Birth Date: | 14 May 1985 |
Birth Place: | East London |
School: | Lumnko Secondary School |
Position: | Flanker |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2006 |
Years1: | 2008–2012 |
Apps1: | 61 |
Points1: | 25 |
Years2: | 2012 |
Clubs2: | → |
Apps2: | 7 |
Points2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2013–2015 |
Apps3: | 17 |
Points3: | 15 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Apps4: | 24 |
Points4: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2012 |
Repteam1: | South African Barbarians (South) |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 3 June 2018 |
Repupdate: | 21 February 2013 |
Lwazi Samora Fihlani is a South African rugby union player who last played for the . He can play as a lock or flanker.
Fihlani came through the Border youth system and played for their Under-21 team in 2005 and 2006.
In 2008, he graduated to the first team, making his debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup season against the .
He became a regular for the Bulldogs, making 59 first team appearances over the next five seasons. In 2012, he had a short loan spell at the and signed a deal to join the for 2013 on a two-year deal.[1]
He was named in the wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.[2] He was a regular in his first season at the Kings, making 17 appearances. However, he sustained a serious knee injury that ruled him out of the entire 2014 season. Although he was not initially named in the EP Kings' pre-season squad for the 2015,[3] he did join in with the training group at the start of 2015 following a recovery from his knee injury.[4]