Kemisetso Baloyi

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Kemisetso Baloyi
Kemisetso Baloyi 2024.jpg
Date of birth (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26)
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2022– South Africa 7s

Kemisetso Baloyi (born 8 March 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player.

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Rugby career

Baloyi has been playing rugby since she was 15. [1] In 2022, she helped the Delta Drone Tuks team win the Centrales Sevens tournament in France. [1]

Baloyi debuted for South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished seventh overall. [2] [3] [4]

In 2024, She was a member of the South African side that competed at the Summer Olympics in Paris. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Xolani, Mathibela (26 July 2022). "Big hits and sidesteps get Kemisetso Baloyi's adrenaline pumping". University of Pretoria. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. "SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham". SA Rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.