| Date of birth | 23 June 1998 | ||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||
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Ayanda Malinga (born 23 June 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player.
| Date of birth | 23 June 1998 | ||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||
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Ayanda Malinga (born 23 June 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player.
Malinga represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [1] [2] She was named in the Springbok women's sevens side for the 2023 Dubai Women's Sevens. [3]
She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [4] [5]
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