Road to the RWC | Springbok player profile: Bongi Mbonambi

Bongi Mbonambi is one of no less than five official Test captains in the Springboks’ World Cup squad and his leadership up front will be pivotal to the team’s Rugby World Cup campaign in France.

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He might be playing second fiddle to the industrious Malcolm Marx, but that doesn’t mean that Mbonambi is any less important to the Springboks’ cause. With his stats reading 12 tries in 61 Tests for South Africa, it’s clear to see why the 32-year-old is heading to a second World Cup.

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PROFILE: BONGI MBONAMBI

Name: Mbongeni Mbonambi

Born: 7 January 1991

Age: 32

School: St Albans

Position: Hooker

Height: 1.8m

Weight: 108kg

Test debut: South Africa v Ireland in Port Elizabeth, 25 June 2016

Springbok no.: 875

Tests played: 61

Tries scored: 12

Current club team: Sharks

Major teams: South Africa, Bulls, Stormers, Western Province, SA Schools, SA U20

All information correct as at 20 August 2023

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SPRINGBOKS’ 2023 FIXTURES:

RWC warm-up fixtures:

Friday, 25 August – Boks vs New Zealand (Twickenham, London), 8.30pm

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RWC fixtures:

Sunday, 10 September – Boks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 5:45pm
Sunday, 17 September – Boks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux), 3pm
Saturday, 23 September – Boks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris), 9pm
Sunday, 1 October – Boks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 9pm

Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final

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