Siyabonga "Tiger" Mangweni (born 20 June 1980) is a South African former rugby union footballer and currently a coach at the Border Bulldogs.[1][2]
| Full name | Siyabonga Mangweni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nxaruni, East London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ntsonkotha Senior Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editHe started his career at the Border Bulldogs and got called into the Stormers Super Rugby squad as a Bulldogs player. He then had a short stint at Western Province, before moving to Griquas, where he also represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby. In 2008, he moved to the Blue Bulls and also played for the Bulls in Super Rugby.
In 2009, he was a member of the Southern Kings team that played in the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
In 2010, he was released by the Blue Bulls to join the Eastern Province Kings for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division campaign. He was named in the Southern Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.[3]
Coaching
editHe retired as a player at the end of the 2013 season and was appointed the defensive coach for the EP Kings' Vodacom Cup side.[4]
References
edit- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tiger Mangweni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Tiger Mangweni". worldartists.co.za. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Mangweni joins Eastern Province Rugby coaching staff" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.