Oliver Kizito

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Oliver Kizito
Birth nameOliver Mangeni Kizito
Date of birth (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthKenya
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Weight95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Simba XV 6 (0)
2022– Simbas ()
Correct as of 18 April 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Kenya 14 (10)
Correct as of 18 April 2022
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2014 Kenya Sevens 3
Correct as of 18 April 2022

Oliver Mangeni Kizito (born 14 February 1988) is a Kenyan rugby union player, currently playing for the Simbas in the 2022 Currie Cup First Division. His preferred position is lock. [1]

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Professional career

Kizito represented Simba XV in the 2014 Vodacom Cup. [2] He was then named in the Simbas squad for the 2022 Currie Cup First Division.< [3] Kizito is a Kenyan international in both 15-a-side and sevens. [4]

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References

  1. "Oliver Kizito". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. "SA Rugby Squad – Tusker Simba XV : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. "Simbas". SA Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. "Oliver Kizito". HSBC Rugby Sevens. Retrieved 18 April 2022.