Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe

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Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe
Birth nameNomsebenzi Agnes Tsotsobe
Date of birth (1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthKwa Magxaki, Port Elizabeth
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
SchoolSt Thomas SSS
Notable relative(s) Lonwabo Tsotsobe (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000(?) – Hilltop Eagles ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001 – Eastern Province ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004 – South Africa

Nomsebenzi Agnes "Noms" Tsotsobe (born 24 November 1978) is a South African rugby union player and model. Tsotsobe was born in Kwa Magxaki, Port Elizabeth, and has played for and captained the South Africa women's national rugby union team, the Springboks, since their founding in 2004. [1]

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Modelling

Tsotsobe made her debut as an international model in Paris in 2002.

Rugby

Tsotsobe specialised in the position of Flanker in rugby, and started her career playing for the Hilltop Eagles club in Eastern Cape Province. She won a number of honours both for the Eagles and while playing representative competition for Eastern Province, and was named captain of Eastern Province in 2002. [2]

Tsotsobe played for South Africa's women's rugby union team in their first international match against Wales on 29 May 2004, with the Springboks losing the test match at Adcock Stadium, Port Elizabeth, 5–8. Tsotsobe was named captain for the second test on 5 June 2004, which the Springboks lost 15–16 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria. The team had their first success in their next international test on 30 April 2005, played at Ebbw Vale, Wales, beating the Welsh team 24–9.

In April 2005 Tsotsobe was chosen as one of ten Beauties of Sport in a contest run by South African Sports Illustrated . [3]

Tsotsobe continued to captain the national team for several years, including at the Women's Rugby World Cup events. [4] As of 2008 she was still serving as captain of the national team. [1]

Tsotsobe took on the role of team manager for the South Africa women's under-20 team, and was to serve in this position for the Under-20 Nations Cup in the United States in 2011. [5]

Car accident

In October 2005 Tsotsobe was involved in a motor car accident in New Brighton which resulted in the death of a pedestrian, [6] 21-year-old Luyanda Mtsele of KwaFord, a student studying her final year of civil engineering at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. In 2010 Tsotsobe was acquitted of a charge of culpable homicide over this incident, the court finding that Mtsele and a friend were under the influence of alcohol and were inappropriately walking down the middle of the road at the time of the accident. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Young South Africans: Sport: Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe". Mail & Guardian . South Africa. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sexy skipper in running for new claim to fame". Weekend Post. 16 April 2005.
  4. ↑ "5 Mins with Springbok Captain, Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe". Inspirational Women. gsport ... for Girls!. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "SA U20 Women continue with preparation in PE". The Official SARU MobiSite. SA Rugby. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Bok rugby captain in hit-and-run accident". The Herald. Avusa Media Limited. 7 October 2005.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Bok women's captain acquitted". Website. timesSAguardian.com. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
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