Kayalethu Malotana (born 30 January 1976 in

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) is a South African former rugby union player, current coach & a Xhosa commentator in rugby. He was educated at

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where he matriculated in 1994 and received honors for Rugby. Under his coaching career, he's coached the backline of the South African U20 Women's National team, the

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and as of January 2020 was appointed as the

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of the TUT Vikings.

Career

Debuting in

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for the

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, Malotana played his first

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season in 1999 for the

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, currently Lions. He played his only match for the

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against

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in the

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, becoming the first black player to play in South Africa in this edition of the World Cup. He ended his career in the Pirates, from

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. Later, in 2007, he was appointed as Development Officer for the

, thanks also to his fluency in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and Tswana. In 2009, he became an assistant coach for the Lions, and in 2010, the backline coach of the South Africa women's Under-20 national team. In January 2020, he was appointed as head coach of the TUT Vikings rugby team. He was once also a head of rugby at his former school, Queen's College. He's also well-known for commentating in

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alongside former rugby player Lonwabo Mtimka on SuperSport Rugby games.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malotana, Kaya 1976 births Living people People from Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Xhosa people Lions (United Rugby Championship) players South African rugby union coaches South African rugby union players Rugby union centres South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape Alumni of Queen's College Boys' High School 1999 Rugby World Cup players

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