Bongi Mbonambi
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| Full name | Mbongeni Theo Mbonambi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Alban's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | TUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mbongeni Theo 'Bongi' Mbonambi (born 7 January 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player, He currently plays as a hooker for the URC team Sharks and also the South Africa national rugby team. 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.
Mbonambi was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[2]
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.[3]
Mbonambi was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[4] South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeating England in the final.[5]
International statistics
Test Match Record
- As of 8 October 2021
| Against | P | W | D | L | Try | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 83.33 |
 Australia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 33.33 |
| British and Irish Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
 England |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
 France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
 Georgia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
 Ireland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 66.67 |
 Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Namibia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 100 |
 New Zealand |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
 Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 45 | 61.11 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
Test tries (9)
| Tries | Opposition | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
Padua, Italy | Stadio Euganeo | Test match | 25 November 2017 | Won 35–6 |
| 1 | Australia |
Brisbane, Australia | Suncorp Stadium | 2018 Rugby Championship | 8 September 2018 | Lost 18–23 |
| 1 | France |
Paris, France | Stade de France | Test match | 10 November 2018 | Won 29–26 |
| 1 | Argentina |
Salta, Argentina | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena | 2019 Rugby Championship | 10 August 2019 | Won 46–13 |
| 2 | Namibia |
Aichi Prefecture, Japan | Toyota Stadium | 2019 Rugby World Cup | 28 September 2019 | Won 57–3 |
| 1 | Italy |
Fukuroi, Japan | Shizuoka Stadium | 2019 Rugby World Cup | 4 October 2019 | Won 49–3 |
| 1 | Georgia |
Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld | Test match | 2 July 2021 | Won 40–9 |
| 1 | Australia |
Gold Coast, Australia | Cbus Super Stadium | 2021 Rugby Championship | 12 September 2021 | Lost 26–28 |
References
- ^ a b "Bongi Mbonambi player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "South Africa World Cup squad: Siya Kolisi wins fitness battle, Eben Etzebeth backed, Aphiwe Dyantyi dropped". Independent. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
External links
- Bongi Mbonambi at ESPNscrum
- Bongi Mbonambi at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Bongi Mbonambi at Springboks.rugby
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