Thulani Ngidi

Thulani Siphamandla Ngidi (born in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is tighthead prop.

Career

Youth and Amateur rugby

After representing amateur side Jaguars at the National Club Championships in 2006, he played for the side in the 2007 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

Falcons

His first taste of first class rugby came in 2010. He moved to the East Rand to join the and was included in their squad for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division competition. He made his debut by starting their first match of the season against the in Welkom. He started their first seven matches of the season and played off the bench in three more matches as the finished in last position in the competition.

He made a further eight appearances for the side during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition (seven of those as a substitute) and just three appearances in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.

College Rovers

Ngidi then returned to KwaZulu-Natal where he was a member of the College Rovers side that finished runners-up at the inaugural EDition of the amateur club competition, the SARU Community Cup in 2013. He made one start during the pool stages of the competition and came on as a substitute in their semi-final match against Brakpan, but was not used in the final as College Rovers suffered a 26–24 defeat to Despatch.

Return to Falcons

He returned to provincial rugby in 2014 when he linked up with his former side the once again. He made six starts in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and started their first four matches in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament.