Mbongeni Theo 'Bongi' Mbonambi (born 7 January 1991) is a South African professional

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player, He currently plays as a hooker for the URC team and also the

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. His position is hooker and he previously played for the . He made his senior debut during the

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against the

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. Mbonambi was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the

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International rugby

On 28 May 2016, Mbonambi was included in a 31-man squad for their three-test match series against a touring team. Mbonambi was named in South Africa's squad for the

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. South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeating

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in the final.

International statistics

Test Match Record

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

Test tries (9)

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* * 1991 births Living people People from Bethlehem, Free State Zulu people South African rugby union players Rugby union hookers Bulls (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Tshwane University of Technology alumni South Africa international rugby union players Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players Sharks (rugby union) players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Rugby union players from the Free State (province) {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub