| Full name | Lukhanyo Welcome Nomzanga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Forbes Grant Senior Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lukhanyo Welcome Nomzanga (born 8 October 1987) is a South African rugby union player, who last played first class rugby as a flanker for the Border Bulldogs in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1]
Nomzanga was born in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape, but played amateur club rugby in the Western Cape, playing for Belhar [2] and False Bay. [3] He was also selected in a Western Province Amateur team that competed in the national povincial competition in 2012. [4]
Nomzanga returned to the Eastern Cape to join the Border Bulldogs prior to their 2014 Currie Cup qualification series [5] and made his first class debut in the team's 12–37 defeat to the Boland Cavaliers. [6] He started a total of five matches in the qualification campaign that saw them finish bottom of the log with six defeats [7] and four more starts in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, where they also finished last. [8]
In 2015, Nomzanga made six appearances in the 2015 Vodacom Cup and another six in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series. He didn't play in the First Division, but returned the following year to play in eleven of the Bulldogs' matches in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series.
In July 2016, it was revealed that Nomzanga received a ban from the sport after failing a drugs test. [9] He tested positively for methylhexaneamine and initially received an eight-month ban, which was due to rule him out of action until March 2017. [10] However, he returned to action for the Bulldogs in September 2016, coming on as a replacement in their victory over the Falcons. [11]
The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.
The 2014 Currie Cup qualification series was a tournament organised by the South African Rugby Union. It featured seven teams and was played in June and July 2014, with the winner qualifying for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. The remaining six teams played in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.
The 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was a competition organised by the South African Rugby Union which featured seven teams and was played between 12 June and 25 July 2015. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the remaining six teams would play in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.
The 2015 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 August to 8 October 2015. The tournament was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.
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