Tiger Mangweni
| Full name | Siyabonga Mangweni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nxaruni, East London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ntsonkotha Senior Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siyabonga "Tiger" Mangweni (born 20 June 1980) is a South African former rugby union footballer and currently a coach at the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs.[1][2]
Playing career
He started his career at the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs and got called into the Stormers Super Rugby squad as a Bulldogs player. He then had a short stint at Template:Rut Western Province, before moving to Template:Rut Griquas, where he also represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby. In 2008, he moved to the Template:Rut Blue Bulls and also played for the Bulls in Super Rugby.
In 2009, he was a member of the Southern Kings team that played in the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
In 2010, he was released by the Template:Rut Blue Bulls to join the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division campaign. He was named in the Template:Rut Southern Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.[3]
Coaching
He retired as a player at the end of the 2013 season and was appointed the defensive coach for the EP Kings' Vodacom Cup side.[4]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tiger Mangweni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Tiger Mangweni". worldartists.co.za. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Mangweni joins Eastern Province Rugby coaching staff" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.