Jade Stighling

Jade Kyle Stighling (born 27 May 1993) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He usually plays as a left or right winger and occasionally as an outside centre.

Jade Stighling
Full nameJade Kyle Stighling
Date of birth (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993
Place of birthJohannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hans Moore, Benoni
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger / Centre
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls / Blue Bulls XV
Youth career
2009 Falcons
2012–2014 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 UP Tuks 7 (5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–present Blue Bulls 17 (25)
2016–present Blue Bulls XV 22 (45)
2017–present Bulls 5 (10)
Correct as of 25 August 2019

Rugby career

Schoolboy rugby

Stighling was born in Johannesburg and went to school in nearby Benoni. He was selected to represent the Falcons at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009.[2]

Blue Bulls

After high school, Stighling moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls academy. He made nine appearances for their Under-19 team during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring tries against SWD U19,[3] Free State U19[4] and Western Province U19[5] to help the Blue Bulls into the semi-finals by finishing second on the log.[6] Stighling played off the bench in their 46–35 victory over the Sharks U21 team in the semi-finals[7] and started the final, where his side lost 18–22 to Western Province in Durban.[8]

He was included in the Blue Bulls squad that played in the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his first class debut by coming on as a replacement for the final half an hour of a 54–26 victory over trans-Jukskei rivals the Golden Lions,[9] his only appearance in the competition. He made eight starts and one appearance as a replacement for the Blue Bulls U21 team in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored tries against Border[10] and the Free State[11] during the regular season as his team won eight of their twelve of their matches,[12] but didn't feature in the title play-offs, as the Blue Bulls reached the final before being beaten by Western Province.[13]

Stighling played for UP Tuks in the Varsity Cup at the start of 2013. He made seven starts for the university team and scored one try against Gauteng rivals Wits.[14] He started his second season with the Under-21 team in great fashion, scoring two tries in a 143–0 victory over Border U21.[15] He scored further tries against the golden Lions,[16] Leopards[17] and Western Province[18] as his team finished in second place to qualify for the title play-offs.[19] He started both their 23–19 victory over the Golden Lions in the semi-final[20] and the final, where his side got the better of Western Province, winning 20–10 in Cape Town.[21]

Almost two years after his first class debut, Stighling made his second senior appearance, coming on as a replacement for the Blue Bulls against the Falcons in the 2015 Vodacom Cup.[22] A week later, he scored his first try in senior rugby, scoring just after the hour mark in a 46–25 victory over a Leopards XV.[23] After a further two appearances off the bench, he made his first start in a Blue Bulls shirt in their 44–0 win over Namibian side the Welwitschias in Windhoek.[24] He also started against the Griffons a week later[25] and made his third start and seventh appearance of the season in the semi-finals, with his side losing 6–10 to the Blue Bulls to be eliminated from the competition.[26]

He was a key player for the Blue Bulls in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition, starting thirteen of their fourteen matches. He didn't score in the first eleven of those appearances, but got a try in a 45–26 over the Border Bulldogs in East London[27] and then scoring four tries in a 95–12 win over the Welwitschias in Pretoria a week later.[28]

Stighling was included in the Blue Bulls squad for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division and named in the starting line-up for their opening match of the competition against Western Province.[29] In addition to making his Currie Cup debut, he also scored a try in the 47th minute of the match to help the Blue Bulls to a 45–26 win.[30]

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jade Stighling". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Squad – Valke : 2009 U16 Grant Khomo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 0-90 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 39-20 Toyota Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 35-38 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Log – 2012 ABSA Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 46-35 Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 22-18 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 26-54 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 14-66 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  11. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 40-27 Toyota Free State". South African Rugby Union. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  12. "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  13. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30-23 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  14. "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB WITS 8-53 FNB UP - TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  15. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 143-0 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  16. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 41-30 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  17. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 38-20 Leopards U21". South African Rugby Union. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  18. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 44-30 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  19. "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  20. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 23-19 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  21. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10-20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  22. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 13-37 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  23. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 46-25 Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  24. "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB Welwitschias 0-44 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  25. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 40-21 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  26. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 10-6 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  27. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 26-45 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  28. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 95-12 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  29. "Basson to start at fullback for Vodacom Blue Bulls" (Press release). Bulls. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  30. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 45-26 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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