Mfundo Ndhlovu
| Full name | Mfundo Kevin Ndhlovu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Standerton, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Standerton Hoërskool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mfundo Kevin Ndhlovu (born 5 April 1997) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team.[2] His regular position is wing.
Playing career
[edit]Ndhlovu made his debut for the South Africa national sevens team at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens,[3] and also appeared in the 2018 Paris Sevens,[4] where he was a member of a squad that not only won the tournament, but also won the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series title.[5]
In 2022, he was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham.[6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series : Mfundo Ndhlovu". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Mfundo Ndhlovu". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Human to lead Blitzboks to Hong Kong Sevens" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Blitzboks want final fling in Paris to be memorable" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "SA make history with consecutive World Series titles" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Mfundo Ndhlovu at Springbok Sevens
- Mfundo Ndhlovu at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Mfundo Ndhlovu at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 1997 births
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