Bulls' Nonkontwana's heartbreaking tale: How his first game his dad watched was also the last

The 25-year-old Eastern Cape-born recently returned to the Bulls after a stint with the Cheetahs in the Guinness PRO14 where he tested himself against European clubs in tough conditions.

“I struggled to come to terms with his death‚ and I really gave my mom a hard time. I had no male role models in the house. It was just my mom and younger sister.Nonkontwana said moving from his mother’s home to stay with his rugby-playing father at 10 ultimately inspired him to become the player he is today.

His parents later applied for the youngster to attend Selborne Primary School. Nonkontwana has never forgotten his interview with the headmaster. Nonkontwana said on the day of his first rugby game he crossed his fingers that bad weather would not stop the game so that he could play in front of his father‚ who was attending.

“He was really happy for me. Unfortunately‚ that’s the only game of rugby he ever saw me play. He died of pneumonia shortly thereafter.”

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