Unathi Mali

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Unathi Mali
Date of birth (1989-12-03) 3 December 1989 (age 35)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 (5)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 23 (15)

Unathi Elis Mali (born 3 December 1989) is a South African rugby union and sevens player.

Biography

Mali competed for South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [1] She was named in South Africa's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in seventh place. [2] [3] [4]

Mali was selected again to represent South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [5] [6] She featured for the South African fifteens team at the inaugural 2023 WXV 2 tournament in Stellenbosch. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Games sevens teams named". rugby15.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham". SA Rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Experienced core to Springbok Women for WXV 2". SA Rugby. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named". www.world.rugby. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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