Mzwanele Zito

Mzwanele Zito

Full name	Mzwanele Richman Zito
Date of birth	(1988-11-23) 23 November 1988
Place of birth	Uitenhage, South Africa
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
School	Solomon Mahlangu High School
University	Boland College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Template:Rut Kings / Template:Rut Griquas Youth career 2006 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 2007–2009 Template:Rut Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2013 Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 1 (0) 2013–2015 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 47 (30) 2016–present Template:Rut Griquas 17 (10) 2017–present Template:Rut Kings 0 (0) Correct as of 9 October 2016 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006 South Africa Under-19 Correct as of 25 April 2013

Mzwanele Richman Zito is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Kings in Super Rugby and Template:Rut Griquas in the domestic Currie Cup. His regular position is lock.

Career

He played for the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings in the 2006 Under-18 Academy Week and was included in the South Africa squad that competed in the Confederation of African Rugby Under–18 tournament. He joined Template:Rut Western Province and played for them at Under–19 and Under–21 level. Despite being included in their squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup, he did not make an appearance.

He then played for the Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Varsity Cup competitions, which earned him a call-up to the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 2013 Vodacom Cup squad. He made his debut against Template:Rut Free State XV.

After the 2013 Vodacom Cup season, he signed a two-year contract with the Template:Rut SWD Eagles prior to the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.

Griquas

He joined Kimberley-based side Template:Rut Griquas for the 2016 season.