Throughout his meteoric rise in rugby, Sharks scrum half Sanele Nohamba has stayed true to himself, the Alice native has not forgotten the values his parents instilled in him.
Nohamba has made steady strides in his career so far, his displays in last seasons Currie Cup and this seasons Super Rugby campaign have seen him receive sound praise from rugby fanatics. A solid childhood and enabling family environment played an instrumental role in unearthing the talented scrum half.
"My childhood was chilled, it was fun I had lots of friends, we were just playing all sorts of sports, just having fun in the streets. My family has always been loving and supportive regardless of what I did, it was a really cool environment to be raised in; I has lots of fun with my mother, father and siblings.
My parents raised me well, they are good people, they are Church people. One thing they gave me is the ability to be myself all the times and not to try and be something else just to be accepted by other people. My family has guided me in the right path," said Nohamba.
Many do not get to experience their childhood dreams come to life, Sanele Nohamba acknowledges his fortunate to be living his dream of being a professional rugby player, and to be starring for the Sharks. At the Sharks, Nohamba gets to rub shoulders and learn from seasoned players.
"I am living my dream right now, it is something I have always wanted to do from a very young age. I am extremely grateful and humbled to be doing what I do, I am extremely grateful. I am having fun and enjoying it a lot.
It has been amazing playing with guys like Lukhanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpi, Andre Esterhuizen, and Sbu Nkosi, they have so much experience. Also Louis Schreuder, he has been great this season, even off the field, we will be just talking about life; he has great knowledge of the game. They are able to calm me down when things are not going well during the game," shared Nohamba.
Rugby has brought forward opportunities for Sanele Nohamba and his family. The 21 year old is not keen on succumbing to any pressures of lifestyle change due to his success.
"Rugby has given me the opportunity of being able to take care of myself and family, and it also exposes you to be influential and help where you can. I'm not dealing with any pressures of being successful or lifestyle change, from a young age my parents told me to be myself and live my life the way I want to live it," said Nohamba.
Sanele Nohamba will not regard himself as a self made man, he credits a host of people who have helped reach the point he is at. Something rugby has taught him is that one needs people around them in order to succeed.
"You can not do everything by yourself, if you want to be successful you; you do need help from other people to be successful in whatever you want to do. You need good people around you to help you achieve what you want and in doing so maybe to can help them achieve their goals," said Nohamba.
We are still going to get to know Sanele Nohamba on the field of play but off the field he knows himself, he has knowledge of self; which is vital in life.
" I am just a young kid trying to live his life, trying to have fun and be myself all the time, help my family and anyone who is in need and be the best version of myself," concluded Nohamba.
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