TJ Maguranyanga

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TJ Maguranyanga
Birth nameThabani Jehiel Maguranyanga
Date of birth (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb)
School St Stithians College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Youth career
2015–2019 Golden Lions
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020-2021 Golden Lions 0 (0)
2021-present Clermont Auvergne 1 (0)

Thabani Jehiel Tawana Maguranyanga, (born 22 December 2002) commonly known as TJ Maguranyanga is a Zimbabwean professional player for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14. [1]  He was a member of the Golden Lions Under-18 Craven Week team in 2019. [2] [3]

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Rugby career

Maguranyanga represented Zimbabwe at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2015. [4] He went on to represent the Golden Lions at national youth competitions, playing in the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2018 and Under-18 Craven Week in 2019. In 2019 he represented Zimbabwe Under-18 Sevens side at the Capricorn Group International Junior Sevens Tournament in Windhoek, Namibia. He was selected as captain for 2020.

American football

In December 2024, Maguranyanga became an American football player, being selected for the National Football League's International Player Pathway (IPP) program. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "TJ MAGURANYANGA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Craven Week Teams, 2019". rugby365.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Golden Lions Craven Week, Academy Week, Grant Khomo Week teams 2019 – SchoolBoyRugby Blog" . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Old Mutual U13 Young Sables Start Slow In White River – School Sports Network". www.ssn.co.zw. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "NFL announces International Player Pathway program Class of 2025". National Football League. 9 December 2024.


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