| Full name | Fhumulani Wiseman Kamanga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Marais Viljoen, Alberton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fhumulani Wiseman Kamanga (born 14 November 1991 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played provincial rugby with Griquas. [1] His regular position is loosehead prop.
Kamanga was selected to a number of Golden Lions youth sides during his high school years at Hoërskool Marais Viljoen in Alberton; he represented them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2007, at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2008 and at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2009.
He joined the Golden Lions' academy in 2010 and played for the Golden Lions U19 side in the Under-19 Provincial Championship of that year. He was included in a training squad for the South Africa Under-20 squad prior to the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship, [2] but missed out on selection for the final squad.
In March 2012, Kamanga made his first class debut, coming on as a replacement in the Golden Lions Vodacom Cup match against the Leopards in Potchefstroom. [3] He made another appearance off the bench the following week against the Falcons [4] and then made his first senior start against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria, where he found himself on the wrong end of a 49–10 defeat. [5]
He was a regular in the Golden Lions U21 squad that played in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, starting ten of their twelve matches as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals by finishing in fifth spot.
Kamanga joined university side UJ for their 2013 Varsity Cup campaign, where he was the first-choice loosehead prop, playing in all eight of their matches as they reached the semi-final of the competition. He also scored a try against fellow Johannesburg-based university side Wits. [6] After the Varsity Cup competition, he made one appearance in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, playing off the bench in their match against Griquas in a 24–11 victory at the UJ Stadium. [7]
He had another season of Varsity Cup rugby with UJ in 2014, making a total of 7 appearances. After UJ finished a lowly seventh to qualify for the relegation play-offs, Kamanga featured in a further match, scoring a late try as they secured a 42–8 victory over UKZN Impi to remain in the Varsity Cup competition for 2015.
Kamanga didn't feature in UJ's 2015 campaign, instead opting to move to Kimberley where he signed a contract with Griquas for the 2015 season. [8]
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