Mfundo Ndhlovu
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's rugby sevens | ||
| Representing File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 2022 Birmingham | Team competition |
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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
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
- ↑ "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
- Mfundo Ndhlovu at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
Categories:
- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1997 births
- People from Standerton
- Rugby union wings
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games