Kaya Malotana

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Kaya Malotana
Birth nameKayalethu Malotana
Date of birth (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Lady Frere, South Africa
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
SpouseEugene Marillier-Malotana (m. 2000 Div 2007)
Zoleka Malotana
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(m. 2012)​
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–1999 Border Bulldogs 42 ()
2000–2001 Golden Lions 7 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2000 Cats ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999 South Africa 1 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2009-? Lions
2010-? South Africa Women's U20
2020 - present TUT Vikings

Kayalethu Malotana (born 30 January 1976) is a South African former rugby union player, current coach & a Xhosa commentator in rugby. He was educated at Queen's College Boys' High School where he matriculated in 1994 and received honors for Rugby. Under his coaching career, he's coached the backline of the South African U20 Women's National team, the Lions and as of January 2020 was appointed as the head coach of the TUT Vikings.

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Career

Debuting in Currie Cup for the Border Bulldogs, Malotana played his first Super Rugby season in 1999 for the Cats, currently Lions.

He played his only match for the Springboks against Spain in the 1999 Rugby World Cup, becoming the first black player to play in South Africa in this edition of the World Cup. [1]

He ended his career in the Pirates, from Johannesburg. Later, in 2007, he was appointed as Development Officer for the Lions, thanks also to his fluency in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and Tswana. [2]

In 2009, he became an assistant coach for the Lions, and in 2010, the backline coach of the South Africa women's Under-20 national team. [3] In January 2020, he was appointed as head coach of the TUT Vikings rugby team. He was once also a head of rugby at his former school, Queen's College.

He's also well known for commentating in isiXhosa alongside former rugby player Lonwabo Mtimka on SuperSport Rugby games.

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47–3Centre10 October 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh

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References

  1. ↑ Malotana in South Africa record book
  2. ↑ "Lions appoint new Development Officer". Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby women prepare for kazakhstan tour" . Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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