Bongi Mbonambi

Bongi Mbonambi
Full name Mbongeni Theo Mbonambi
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991
Place of birth Bethlehem, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb)
School St. Alban's College
University TUT
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Stormers / Western Province
Youth Career
2007 Griffons
2008–2012 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 TUT Vikings 3 (0)
2013–2014 UP Tuks 8 (5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2014 Blue Bulls 30 (5)
2012–2014 Bulls 15 (0)
2015–present Stormers 49 (5)
2015–2018 Western Province 20 (15)
Correct as of 13 July 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 South Africa Schools ()
2011 South Africa Under-20 5 (0)
2016–present South Africa 21 (10)
2016 Springbok XV 1 (0)
Correct as of 29 September 2018

Mbongeni Theo Mbonambi (born 7 January 1991) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team, the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup. His position is hooker and he previously played for the Blue Bulls. He made his senior debut during the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Crusaders in Pretoria.

He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[1]

International rugby

On 28 May 2016, Mbonambi was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.[2]

Reference List

  1. ↑ "SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  • "SA Rugby Player Profile – Bongi Mbonambi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  • Bulls profile


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