Inny-Christian Radebe
Full nameInny-Christian Radebe [note 1]
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthJohannesburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
SchoolSt Stithians College
UniversityUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
Notable relative(s)Emerson Joseph Toweel
Occupation(s)Professional Rugby Union Player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Centre / Fullback
Youth career
2008–2013 Golden Lions
2013–2016 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 UKZN Impi 4 (44)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2017 Sharks XV 8 (64)
2016–2017 Sharks (Currie Cup) 17 (30)
2017 Sharks 2 (0)
2018 Golden Lions XV 2 (0)
2019 Sharks XV 5 (16)
2022 Sharks (Currie Cup) 4 (8)
Correct as of 23 July 2022

Inny-Christian Radebe [note 1] (born 3 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in the Currie Cup and the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge.[2] He can play as a fly-half, inside centre or fullback.

Rugby career

Schoolboy rugby

Radebe was born in Johannesburg and represented the Golden Lions at national youth competitions since primary school level, when he participated at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008. He also earned selection during high school level, representing the Golden Lions at the 2011 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and at the Under-18 Craven Week in both 2012 and 2013.

Sharks / UKZN

Radebe signed a deal to join the Durban-based Sharks academy after finishing high school. He made one appearance for the Sharks U19s in 2013 in a 38–0 victory against Western Province U19[7] prior to joining them on a full-time basis. In 2014, he started eleven of the team's matches in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship and scored 122 points, second only to Western Province's Ernst Stapelberg in the top scorers list in Group A of the competition.[8] He scored four tries – three in their two matches against former side Golden Lions[9][10] and a fourth against Eastern Province,[11] to help the side progress to the semi-finals, where they lost 20–43 to the Blue Bulls.[12]

Radebe made four appearances for UKZN Impi during the 2015 Varsity Shield, scoring 44 points on the way, and picked up a "Player That Rocks" award in the finals,[6] where he helped UKZN to silverware by beating Wits 29–24.[13] Less than a week after the final, he was also included in the Sharks XV squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition and made his first class debut in a defeat to a Free State XV.[14] After another match in the Vodacom Cup against the SWD Eagles,[15] he played in a match for a Varsity Cup Dream Team – with Radebe being only player from the second-tier Varsity Shield to be included[16] – against the South Africa Under-20 squad as the latter prepared for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, kicking one conversion in a 24–31 defeat.[17] Radebe was initially included in Coach Dawie Theron's squad to contest the Junior World Cup in Italy before withdrawing through injury

Radebe next played for the Sharks U21 side in their 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A season. He made ten starts during the competition, scoring six tries and 105 points with the boot to finish as the top scorer in the competition with a tally of 135 points.[18] This helped his side reach the semi-finals, where they lost to Free State U21.[19]

Radebe was included in the Sharks Super Rugby squad for their 2016 season,[20] but suffered a meniscus tear[21] after two appearances for the Sharks XV in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series which ruled him out for a large part of the season. He returned at the start of July to make further appearances in the Currie Cup competition.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Radebe's full names were originally listed as Innocent Radebe on the South African Rugby Union's website,[1] but later changed to Inny-Christian Radebe.[2] Websites and articles might refer to him as,[3] Innocent Radebe,[4] Inny-Christian Radebe[5] or simply Inny Radebe.[6]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Innocent Radebe". South African Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "SA Rugby Player Profile – Inny Radebe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Big wins for EP, KZN at Craven Week". SuperSport. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Bok coaches keep sharp eye on franchises". Business Day. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Lambie in doubt for June Tests". Planet Rugby. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "FNB Player That Rocks FNB Wits vs FNB UKZN Inny Radebe". Varsity Cup. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks U19 38–0 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 24–27 Golden Lions U19". South African Rugby Union. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 41–36 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 24–21 EP Kings U19". South African Rugby Union. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 43–20 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB WITS 24–29 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 18–35 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 36–13 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Smith takes charge of Dream Team". Varsity Cup. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 27–22 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  20. ^ "2016 Squad - Sharks Rugby". Sharks. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  21. ^ "Injury Update" (Press release). Sharks. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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