Lukhanyo Welcome Nomzanga (born 8 October 1987) is a South African rugby union player, who last played first class rugby as a flanker for the Border Bulldogs in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1]
| Full name | Lukhanyo Welcome Nomzanga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Forbes Grant Senior Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career edit
Amateur rugby edit
Nomzanga was born in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape, but played amateur club rugby in the Western Cape, playing for Belhar[2] and False Bay.[3] He was also selected in a Western Province Amateur team that competed in the national povincial competition in 2012.[4]
Border Bulldogs edit
Nomzanga returned to the Eastern Cape to join the Border Bulldogs prior to their 2014 Currie Cup qualification series[5] and made his first class debut in the team's 12–37 defeat to the Boland Cavaliers.[6] He started a total of five matches in the qualification campaign that saw them finish bottom of the log with six defeats[7] and four more starts in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, where they also finished last.[8]
In 2015, Nomzanga made six appearances in the 2015 Vodacom Cup and another six in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series. He didn't play in the First Division, but returned the following year to play in eleven of the Bulldogs' matches in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series.
In July 2016, it was revealed that Nomzanga received a ban from the sport after failing a drugs test.[9] He tested positively for methylhexaneamine and initially received an eight-month ban, which was due to rule him out of action until March 2017.[10] However, he returned to action for the Bulldogs in September 2016, coming on as a replacement in their victory over the Falcons.[11]
References edit
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lukhanyo Nomzanga". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Good day at office for WP, and a proud moment for me". Western Province Club Rugby. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Uitslae". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 25 September 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "DHL WP Amateurs march on to national glory". Western Province. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Border : 2014 Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 12–37 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Another Sharks hooker in doping ban". Sport24. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Schoolboy doping more rife than among Pros". Rugby365. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 29–54 Border". South African Rugby Union. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.