Lwazi Mvovo
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Lwazi Mvovo is a professional rugby union
player who plays for the Natal Sharks
and Natal in the Currie Cup
and Super Rugby He was schooled at Maria Louw High School. His debut for the Natal Sharks was in 2008 against Boland.
In the 2010 Currie Cup tournament Lwazi Mvovo was the second highest try scorer with 12 tries to his name. He once again impressed in the Super Rugby competition when he tied for the second highest try scorer, once more, with 6.
He is very quick on his feet and shows an excellent work rate. In October 2010, Lwazi was selected to the Springbok squad of 39 players to prepare for the November tour of Europe. He made his Springboks debut on 20/11/10 in the 21-17 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield.Lwazi scored his first international try against England, at Twickenham on Saturday 27 November 2010, in a 21-11 victory.
Lwazi Mvovo made his Tri Nations debut against the Australia in Sydney on the 23rd of July 2011. He was part of the 39 - 20 hammering at the hands of the Wallabies, however, showed strength and stamina to test the Australian defense for the full 80 minutes.
Mvovo then appeared against New Zealand in Wellington in the number 11 birth.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who plays for the Natal Sharks
Natal Sharks
The Natal Sharks are a South African rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup and Super Rugby tournaments. The Sharks home stadium is Kings Park. They draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Sharks are the current representative team of the Natal rugby...
and Natal in the Currie Cup
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
and Super Rugby He was schooled at Maria Louw High School. His debut for the Natal Sharks was in 2008 against Boland.
In the 2010 Currie Cup tournament Lwazi Mvovo was the second highest try scorer with 12 tries to his name. He once again impressed in the Super Rugby competition when he tied for the second highest try scorer, once more, with 6.
He is very quick on his feet and shows an excellent work rate. In October 2010, Lwazi was selected to the Springbok squad of 39 players to prepare for the November tour of Europe. He made his Springboks debut on 20/11/10 in the 21-17 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield.Lwazi scored his first international try against England, at Twickenham on Saturday 27 November 2010, in a 21-11 victory.
Lwazi Mvovo made his Tri Nations debut against the Australia in Sydney on the 23rd of July 2011. He was part of the 39 - 20 hammering at the hands of the Wallabies, however, showed strength and stamina to test the Australian defense for the full 80 minutes.
Mvovo then appeared against New Zealand in Wellington in the number 11 birth.