Birth name | Oliver Mangeni Kizito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver 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]
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]
The Kenya national rugby union team, commonly known as the Simbas, is the country's national team managed by the Kenya Rugby Union. The team plays in red, green, and black jerseys with black or white shorts. The Simbas represent Kenya in the Africa Cup and various other tournaments across the continent. They currently rank 34 in the World Rugby Rankings and fourth in Africa. Kenya is yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.
The 2014 Vodacom Cup was played between 7 March and 16 May 2014 and was the 17th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as the Limpopo Blue Bulls and Simba XV from Kenya.
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