Zingisa April
Zingisa Nelson April (born 19 June 1990 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He normally plays as a flanker. Career. Youth / club rugby. April played his school rugby at Ithembelihle High School, New Brighton until 2009 under the tutelage of Theo Pieterse, who guided the school to being named the School Team of the Year in 2012. He joined the Eastern Province Academy after high school and represented the side in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring tries in their matches  against and as they won all six of their matches in the regular season. He also started in their semi-final victory over the s and the final, which they lost to s. He was a key member for the side over the next two seasons, making eight appearances in both the 2010 and 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championships. April enjoyed a similar season in 2010 than he did in 2009 with the Under-19s; he helped the side to top the log after the regular season and then made it the way to the final, where they were defeated, this time  by the s. This was once again the case in 2011, as the side reached the final, which they lost to the side in Wellington. He wasn't offered a senior contract by Eastern Province and played amateur club rugby for Spring Rose. He also played sevens rugby for the Eye of the Tiger Academy and later played club rugby in George. Free State XV : 2014. In 2014, April joined Bloemfontein-based side for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut by starting their 52–47 victory over the in their first match in the competition. He  also started their next match, a 28–20 victory over the in Malmesbury, scoring his first senior try in the final ten minutes of the match. He started their matches against the , and , as well as their final match of the regular season against Kenyan side . April scored four tries in a match that saw Free State win 77–10 to finish in second position on the Northern Section log to qualify for the quarter finals. April scored another try in their quarter final match the ; however, it wasn't enough as the side form Pretoria won 22–21 to eliminate the Free  State XV from the competition. April's six tries was the joint-highest for his side, along with centre Nico Lee. Lowestoft & Yarmouth. In September 2014, April – along with scrum-half Unathi Kongwana – joined English side Lowestoft & Yarmouth on an exchange deal sponsored by Canterbury South Africa. He made four appearances for the team in the London 3 North East league, scoring a try in each of his first three matches and a brace in his final match, a 37–27 victory over Billericay. Free State XV : 2015. April once again played for the in the 2015 Vodacom Cup. He made  five appearances and scored tries in their matches against the and against his hometown side, the in a 50–45 victory. The Free State XV again qualified for the quarter finals, where they lost to the for the second consecutive year. April came on as a replacement in their 21–44 defeat in Pretoria. Griffons. April joined Welkom-based side the prior to the 2016 season.