Maphutha Stephen Dolo (born in Pietersburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is winger.

Career

Youth

In 2008, he was selected in the Limpopo Blue Bulls' Under-16 squad that participated at the Grant Khomo Week competition; this also led to his inclusion in the South African Under-16 Elite Squad. He also played Under-18 Craven Week rugby for the Limpopo Blue Bulls in both 2009 and 2010. He moved to Bloemfontein in 2011 and joined the ' academy, where he played for the side in the

2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship The 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-19 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa. Competition Division A There were seven partici ...

and for the side in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in

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and

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. He scored two braces in the latter season to help his side to victories over the and sides.

Varsity Cup

and

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, Dolo played in the Varsity Cup for the , scoring five tries in 14 appearances during those two seasons. He was named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the

2015 Varsity Cup The 2015 Varsity Cup was contested from 9 February to 13 April 2015. The tournament (also known as the ''FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International'' for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-univ ...

tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.

Free State Cheetahs

He made his first class debut in 2013, a mere five days after playing in the final match of the ' Varsity Cup season – he started their

2013 Vodacom Cup The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First ...

match against the in Durban but could not prevent them suffering a narrow 34–33 defeat. He made an additional four appearances in the competition as they failed to qualify for the Quarter Final stages of the competition. At the conclusion of the

2014 Varsity Cup The 2014 Varsity Cup was contested from 3 February to 7 April 2014. The tournament (also known as the ''FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International'' for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-univ ...

season, he was once again called into the Free State's Vodacom Cup squad, starting in their matches against Kenyan invitational side , as well as against the , and scored a try in each of these matches. His first involvement in the Currie Cup competition came during the

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division The 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 76th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 9 August to 25 October 2014. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is th ...

, as he was named in the starting line-up for their match against the , which ended in a 30–30 draw.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dolo, Maphutha South African rugby union players Living people 1992 births People from Polokwane Rugby union wings Free State Cheetahs players Rugby union players from Limpopo