He is famous for being among the starters in the national team.
His exemplary performance has earned him the title of one of the best hookers in the world.
At his age, he has made significant achievements and is an icon in the sport.
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Bongi Mbonambi is a young man who has worked hard to get to where he is in rugby.
His road to success has not been smooth as he suffered a life-threatening illness in 2018.
The disease almost made an end to his career.
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He, however, bounced back, and his return to the pitch was miraculous.
He has also received recognition for being one of the best hookers.
How about getting to know him more?
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Bongi Mbonambi age
He was born on 7th January 1991 in Bethlehem.
As of date, he is twenty-eight years old.
He was also a student at St Alban’s College.
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Bongi Mbonambi family
The name of Bongi Mbonambi’s wife is Anastacia.
The two solemnised their union in a colourful wedding that took place in 2017.
Bongi Mbonambi wedding
Bongi married the love of his life in 2017 at a colourful wedding.
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The union took place at the beautiful Webersburg wine estate and was graced by family and friends.
During his teenage years, he trained in the game and showed great interest in becoming better every day.
In 2011, he broke the waves when he played for the Baby Boks.
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His exemplary performance as a hooker saw him land numerous positions in the different teams.
That played a crucial role in grooming his career.
Between 2012 and 2014, he played for the Blue Bulls as a hooker.
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At the same time, he used to play for Bulls.
Between 2013 and 2014, he joined Up Tuks where he maintained his position as a hooker.
His exemplary performance in the sport made bigger teams show interest in him.
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Since 2015, he has been signed to three different teams that he currently plays for.
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The latter had his test debut in Stormers in 2016.
This was during the Super Rugby campaign.
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The latter joined Western Province in 2015 and has been posting the best results consistently.
His exemplary performance has landed him the title of one of the best hookers in the team.
He also became a regular in the list of starters for Western Province.
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He made his test debut in June 2016 and has since then kept the pace in the team.
He has been part of the squad that has faced Wales and England.
In 2018, he suffered a life-threatening illness that almost cost him his career.
He missed out on a better part of the Rugby Championships that year.
Months later, he bounced back and has since then posted the best results.
His body physique has greatly influenced the position that he plays.
Bongi Mbonambi stats
The latter has featured in 7 tests in Springboks.
In August, TheKings proposedto sign him to the team for R-10 million.
His teams also received accolades for beating Japan.
He, however, gave credit toRassie Erasmus, the team’s coach.
He stated that the coach had not picked players based on their colour.
Bongi Mbonambi is one of the best hookers in the South African national team.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
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