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Zekethelo Siyaya Stats
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Zekethelo Siyaya Performance Analysis
United Rugby Championship 2025/2026
Zekhethelo Siyaya featured in 4 matches during the 2025/2026 United Rugby Championship, representing Sharks. Results included 2 wins and 2 losses.
Zekhethelo Siyaya represented Sharks in the 2025/2026 United Rugby Championship, who finished 10th in the regular season table.
Zekhethelo Siyaya played 295 minutes across the United Rugby Championship 2025/2026. In attack he made 441m with ball in hand, beating 32 defenders and scoring 1 try. Defensively he completed 6 tackles at a rate of 1.5 per game.
In the United Rugby Championship 2025/2026, Zekhethelo Siyaya completed 40 passes at an accuracy of 91%, contributing 2 try assists and making 82 touches.
