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Maphutha Stephen Dolo (born (1992-03-13)13 March 1992 in Pietersburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for theFree State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup. His regular position is winger.
Career
Youth
In 2008, he was selected in the Limpopo Blue Bulls' Under-16 squad that participated at the Grant Khomo Week competition; this also led to his inclusion in the South African Under-16 Elite Squad. He also played Under-18 Craven Week rugby for the Limpopo Blue Bulls in both 2009 and 2010.
He moved to Bloemfontein in 2011 and joined theFree State Cheetahs' academy, where he played for theFree State U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for theFree State U21 side in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2012 and 2013. He scored two braces in the latter season to help his side to victories over theBorder U21 andLeopards U21 sides.
Varsity Cup
In 2013 and 2014, Dolo played in the Varsity Cup for theUFS Shimlas, scoring five tries in 14 appearances during those two seasons.
He was named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the 2015 Varsity Cup tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.
Free State Cheetahs
He made his first class debut in 2013, a mere five days after playing in the final match of theUFS Shimlas' Varsity Cup season – he started their 2013 Vodacom Cup match against theSharks XV in Durban but could not prevent them suffering a narrow 34–33 defeat. He made an additional four appearances in the competition as they failed to qualify for the Quarter Final stages of the competition.
At the conclusion of the 2014 Varsity Cup season, he was once again called into the Free State's Vodacom Cup squad, starting in their matches against Kenyan invitational sideSimba XV, as well as against theBlue Bulls, and scored a try in each of these matches.
His first involvement in the Currie Cup competition came during the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, as he was named in the starting line-up for their match against theSharks, which ended in a 30–30 draw.