Bryce Moon (born 6 April 1986 in

Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...

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) is a South African

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player who last played for

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as a defender and

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. An attacking right-back and a decent crosser of the ball, Moon is nicknamed "Scooter" for his blistering pace.

International career

He made his national team debut for South Africa in a 1–0 win against

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on 29 September 2007 and has so far been

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17 times, scoring one goal. Moon was also part of South Africa's squad at the

2008 Africa Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederat ...

and the

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International Goals

Honours

Club

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2007

Fatal car crash, 2009

On 30 June 2009, Moon struck and killed a 25-year-old female pedestrian from

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while driving in

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. He sustained minor injuries and faced

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charges. The charges were dropped in April 2010 but were reinstated in January 2011. On 12 April 2013 he was found guilty of culpable homicide in the Randburg Magistrate's Court. Magistrate Vincent Pienaar said Moon's version that he was not speeding at the time of the accident is false. He said Bryce Moon had no regard for his victim's life. He was acquitted of murder, attempted murder, drunk driving and reckless driving.

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