Dyantyi confirms next move after underwhelming Sharks stint

06/26/2024 09:15 AM

TRANSFER NEWS: Aphiwe Dyantyi has penned a two-year deal with the Bulls.

The Springbok wing's new deal will see him at Loftus Versfeld until until June 2026.

The move comes after Dyantyi was granted an early exit from his two-year contract with the Sharks.

Dyantyi joined the Sharks after completing his four-year doping ban, but was allowed to leave after a season that has yielded just seven starts and no tries,

"This feels like a second opportunity," says the 29-year-old Nkondlo native.

"It will be good to be in an environment like the one the Bulls have, almost very familiar considering that I was down the highway during the start of my career."

He added: "I spent over 10 years in Gauteng, so it is familiar territory and this move feels like me coming home. I am closer to family and friends, a support structure that has been so important for me over the years.

"I hope to enjoy my time with the Loftus family and am thankful for the opportunity Jake [White] and Edgar [Rathbone] have given me" he concludes.

The utility back is no stranger to the international circuit having impressed back in the 2018 season for Jukskei rivals, the Lions. In that season he also earned a Springbok cap where he went on to dot down six tries from thirteen tests on his way to winning the 2018 World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year.

The Dale College alumni has played at flyhalf, outside centre, fullback and now ranks among the top wings on the park.