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Rugby player
Bongi Mbonambi
Mbonambi in 2022
Full name
Mbongeni Theo Mbonambi
Date of birth
(1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth
Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight
108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)[1]
School
St. Alban's College
University
TUT
Spouse
Anastacia Mbonambi
(m. 2017)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Hooker
Current team
Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup)
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)
2015–2021
Stormers
73
(25)
2015–2021
Western Province
29
(30)
2021–
Sharks
19
(50)
Correct as of 1 January 2023
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2009
South Africa Schools
2011
South Africa Under-20
5
(0)
2016–present
South Africa
67
(65)
2016
Springbok XV
1
(0)
Correct as of 22 October 2023
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing South Africa
Rugby World Cup
2019 Japan
Squad
2023 France
Squad
Mbongeni Theo Mbonambi (born 7 January 1991), known mononymously as Bongi, is a South African professional rugby union player. He currently plays as a hooker for the Sharks as well as the South Africa national rugby team. He previously played for the Blue Bulls, making 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]
^ ab"Bongi Mbonambi player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^"SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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