Liske Lategan

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Liske Lategan
Date of birth (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 25)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2019–PresentFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 36

Liske Lategan (born 25 November 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player.

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Career

Lategan made her debut for the South African sevens team in 2019. [1] She competed for South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [2] [3] She scored a hat-trick in their seventh-place victory over Sri Lanka. [4]

Lategan featured for the sevens side at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifier in Tunisa. [5] She scored a try against Zimbabwe in their opening match. [5]

Personal life

Lategan is the niece of former Springbok winger Pieter Hendriks, who scored the first try at the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. [1] In 2017, she attended the University of Pretoria. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Roodt, Daniel (15 July 2023). "Balancing the Bo(o)ks: Liske Lategan's rugby journey". SMF News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  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. 1 2 "Strong start for Bok Sevens Women at Olympic qualifiers". SA Rugby. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.