PLAYER PROFILE
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PERSONAL DETAILS
FULL NAME Masana Hanyani
SURNAME Shimange
HEIGHT 178 cm
WEIGHT 104 Kg
BIRTH DATE 17 April 1978
BIRTH PLACE Elim
PRIMARY SCHOOL St Peter's Primary School
SECONDARY SCHOOL Rondebosch Boys High School, Cape Town
TERTIARY EDUCATION University of Cape Town
PLAYER WRITE-UP
Hanyani Shimange was a busy hooker who always managed to get through heaps of work on the field. He was John Smit's understudy for three seasons before injuries started taking its toll on his career. In total, he played in nine Tests for South Africa, but was unused on the bench in another 12 Tests.

Position: Hooker (8) Flank (1)
Province: KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Western Province
Springbok number: 761
Test debut: 26 June 2004 vs Wales in Pretoria aged 26
Last test: 10 June 2006 vs Scotland in Durban aged 28
Total tests: 9
Tour matches: 0
Total Springbok matches: 9
Win ratio: 8-1-0
Honours: SA Rugby Young Player of the Year nominee (2002).
RUGBY CAREER
POSITION Hooker
TRIES 4
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 20
 
SPRINGBOK CAREER
CAPS 10
TRIES 0
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 0
TEST RECORD
OPPOSITION P W D L T C PE DG PTS
Argentina 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uruguay 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SQUAD LIST
Vodacom Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2010
Western Province Vodacom Cup - 2010
Vodacom Stormers Vodacom Super 14 - 2010
Vodacom Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2009
Vodacom Western Province Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies - 2009
Vodacom Western Province British & Irish Lions Tour - 2009
WP MTN test - 2009
Western Province Vodacom Cup - 2009
Vodacom WP Vodacom Cup - 2008
Vodacom Stormers Vodacom Super 14 - 2008
Vodacom Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2006
Springbok XV Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2006
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2006
Vodacom Stormers Vodacom Super 14 - 2006
Investec Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2005
South Africa Nelson Mandela Challenge - 2005
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2005
Investec Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round - 2005
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2005
Investec Stormers Vodacom Super 12 - 2005
South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2005
South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2004
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2004
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2004
Cats Vodacom Super 12 - 2004
Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2004
Vodacom Cheetahs RWC Warm-ups - 2003
Vodacom Free State ABSA Currie Cup - Premier Div. - 2003
SA 'A' Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2003
Cats Vodacom Super 12 - 2003
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Bankfin Currie Cup - 2002
Free State Vodacom Cup - 2002
Natal Sharks Bankfin Currie Cup - 2001
Natal Sharks Bankfin Currie Cup - 2000
Natal Wildebeest Vodacom Cup - 2000
South Africa U/21 South Hem. U21 - 1999
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