MB Lusaseni

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MB Lusaseni
Full nameLuvuyiso Lusaseni
Date of birth (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth East London, South Africa
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
School Selborne College
University Ethekwini College
University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Sharks XV
Youth career
2004–2006 Border Bulldogs
2007–2008 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 UP Tuks 7 (0)
2013 NWU Pukke 7 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2010 Sharks XV 11 (5)
2010Griquas 3 (0)
2011–2013 Leopards 43 (10)
2013 Leopards XV 4 (0)
2014 Lions 14 (0)
2014–2016 Golden Lions 16 (0)
2015–2016 Golden Lions XV 11 (5)
2019 Sharks XV 3 (0)
2009–2019Total105(20)
Correct as of 7 July 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006 South Africa Schools
2008 South Africa Under-20 1 (0)
2012 South African Barbarians (North) 1 (0)
2013 South African Universities 1 (0)
Correct as of 8 May 2013

Luvuyiso 'MB' Lusaseni (born 16 December 1988) is a former South African rugby union player for the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge. He played first class rugby between 2009 and 2016, making in excess of 100 appearances. [1] His regular position is lock or flanker and he played for the Lions in Super Rugby and for the Sharks, Griquas, Leopards and Golden Lions domestically.

He also played representative rugby for South Africa Schools in 2006, South Africa Under-20 in 2008, the South African Barbarians in 2012 and the South African Universities team in 2013. He retired from rugby union at the end of 2016 to concentrate on the production of his own craft beer. [2]

Career

He started playing for the Border Bulldogs and represented them at Under–16 and Under–18 level between 2004 and 2006. He earned a call-up to the S.A. Schools team in 2006 and also joined the Sharks academy in 2007. The following year, he was included in the South Africa Under-20 team for the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.

He made his first class debut in the 2009 Vodacom Cup against a Free State XV. [3] A few further games followed over the next year before he had a short spell with the Griquas during the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division.

In 2011, he joined the Leopards, where he established himself as a first choice player.

He joined the Golden Lions for the 2014 season. [4]

He also represented Varsity Cup teams UP Tuks in 2011 and NWU Pukke in 2013 and was named in a South African Universities team that played against Namibia in 2013. [5]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – MB Lusaseni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. "Lions Lock MB Lusaseni Hangs Boots For New Craft". My Players. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State 19–23 Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. "NB! Leeus teken MB en Franco". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. "SA Universities squad named to face Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.