Mahle Sithole

Durban High School

A Sharks schoolboy who held down the Lions’ starting No. 2 jersey through most of the 2026 Currie Cup at eighteen, two seasons out of school. Sithole came off the bench in the opener in Bloemfontein in July, started against the Pumas the following week, and scored his first senior try against the Blue Bulls at UJ Stadium in August. Eight matches in that campaign. He wore an SA Schools blazer in 2024, toured Europe with SA Under-19 in 2025, and was called into the Junior Springbok squad in April 2026 for the Under-20 Rugby Championship.