Wiseman Kamanga
| Full name | Fhumulani Wiseman Kamanga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Marais Viljoen, Alberton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fhumulani Wiseman Kamanga (born 14 November 1991 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played provincial rugby with [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[1] His regular position is loosehead prop.
Career[edit]
Youth / Golden Lions / UJ[edit]
Kamanga was selected to a number of [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] youth sides during his high school years at Hoërskool Marais Viljoen in Alberton; he represented them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2007, at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2008 and at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2009.
He joined the Golden Lions' academy in 2010 and played for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] side in the Under-19 Provincial Championship of that year. He was included in a training squad for the South Africa Under-20 squad prior to the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship,[2] but missed out on selection for the final squad.
In March 2012, Kamanga made his first class debut, coming on as a replacement in the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Vodacom Cup match against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Potchefstroom.[3] He made another appearance off the bench the following week against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][4] and then made his first senior start against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Pretoria, where he found himself on the wrong end of a 49–10 defeat.[5]
He was a regular in the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] squad that played in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, starting ten of their twelve matches as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals by finishing in fifth spot.
Kamanga joined university side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] for their 2013 Varsity Cup campaign, where he was the first-choice loosehead prop, playing in all eight of their matches as they reached the semi-final of the competition. He also scored a try against fellow Johannesburg-based university side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[6] After the Varsity Cup competition, he made one appearance in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, playing off the bench in their match against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in a 24–11 victory at the UJ Stadium.[7]
He had another season of Varsity Cup rugby with [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in 2014, making a total of 7 appearances. After UJ finished a lowly seventh to qualify for the relegation play-offs, Kamanga featured in a further match, scoring a late try as they secured a 42–8 victory over [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] to remain in the Varsity Cup competition for 2015.
Griquas[edit]
Kamanga didn't feature in UJ's 2015 campaign, instead opting to move to Kimberley where he signed a contract with [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] for the 2015 season.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Wiseman Kamanga". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Drie O. 20's kry 'n ekstra kans" (in Afrikaans). Son. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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- ↑ "Wehr glo hy kan gedy in GW-trui" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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