Bongi Mbonambi


Mbongeni Theo 'Bongi' Mbonambi is a South African professional rugby union player, He currently plays as a hooker for the Super Rugby team Stormers and also the South Africa national rugby team. His position is hooker and he previously played for the. He made his senior debut during the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Crusaders in Pretoria.
He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.

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 2019 Rugby World Cup. South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeating England in the final.

International statistics

Test Match Record

AgainstPWDLTriPts%Won
540115
420215
530200
440015
210100
3201210
220000
1100210
611400
110000
310200
Total3622113735

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

Test tries (7)

TriesOppositionLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1Padua, ItalyStadio EuganeoTest match25 November 2017
1Brisbane, AustraliaSuncorp Stadium2018 Rugby Championship8 September 2018
1Paris, FranceStade de FranceTest match10 November 2018
1Salta, ArgentinaEstadio Padre Ernesto Martearena2019 Rugby Championship10 August 2019
2Aichi Prefecture, JapanToyota Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup28 September 2019
1 Fukuroi, JapanShizuoka Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup4 October 2019