Ayanda Malinga
| Date of birth | 23 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ayanda Malinga (born 23 June 1998) is a South African rugby union and sevens player. She plays for the Bulls Daisies in South Africa's Women's Premier Division. She has represented South Africa at international level in fifteens and sevens.
Career
[edit]Malinga represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[1][2] She was named in the Springbok women's sevens side for the 2023 Dubai Women's Sevens.[3]
She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5] She returned to the Springbok Women's fifteens squad for the 2024 WXV 2 tournament after her last appearance in 2022.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Four uncapped players for Springbok Women's Sevens in Dubai". SA Rugby. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Malinga returns for WXV opener against Japan". SA Rugby. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ayanda Malinga at Springbok Women
- Ayanda Malinga at Springbok Women's Sevens
- Ayanda Malinga at Olympics.com
- Ayanda Malinga at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Ayanda Malinga on Instagram
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- South Africa women's international rugby union players
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- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for South Africa
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