Mfundo Ndhlovu

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Mfundo Ndhlovu
Full nameMfundo Kevin Ndhlovu
Date of birth (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Standerton, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
SchoolStanderton Hoërskool
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Sharks
Youth career
2013–2015 Pumas
2016–2018 Sharks
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–present South Africa Sevens [1] 10 (10)
Correct as of 3 September 2018
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Mfundo Kevin Ndhlovu (born 5 April 1997) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team. [2] His regular position is wing.

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Playing career

Ndhlovu made his debut for the South Africa national sevens team at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens, [3] and also appeared in the 2018 Paris Sevens, [4] where he was a member of a squad that not only won the tournament, but also won the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series title. [5]

In 2022, he was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. "HSBC Sevens World Series : Mfundo Ndhlovu". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Mfundo Ndhlovu". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Human to lead Blitzboks to Hong Kong Sevens" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. "Blitzboks want final fling in Paris to be memorable" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. "SA make history with consecutive World Series titles" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.