Dumani Siphosethu Mtya (born 14 March 1985) is a South African born Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock for professional SuperLiga club Știința Baia Mare.
Full name | Dumani Siphosethu Mtya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 March 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editBefore joining Știința Baia Mare, Dumani Mtya played rugby for University of Cape Town and Walmers RFC, both in South Africa, for Bruff in Ireland and Romangna in Italy. In Romania he played for Farul Constanța and CSM București.[1]
International career
editMtya is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during Week 5 of 2018 Rugby Europe Championship against the Lelos on 18 March 2018.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ www.rugbybaiamare.ro (25 February 2018). "Dumani Siphosethu Mtya rămâne zimbru încă 2 ani".
- ^ en.espn.co.uk (19 November 2016). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
- ^ ESPN (18 March 2018). "SIX NATIONS B - Tbilisi, 18 March 2018, 13:00 local, 09:00 GMT".
External links
edit- Dumani Mtya at ESPNscrum
- Dumani Mtya at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Dumani Mtya at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)