Mpho Mbiyozo
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Mpho Mbiyozo is a South Africa
n rugby union
player, currently playing with the .
He was born in Lusikisiki went to school at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth and represented in various youth competitions until being included in the 2005 Vodacom Cup
squad. In 2006, he was called into the South African Sevens
rugby team, making some domestic appearances for and the . He represented the national sevens team until 2009, when he announced he wanted to return to the fifteen-a-side game. He joined the in 2010.
Mpho also made history during the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
, when he became the first player to score a try for the newly-created Southern Kings
rugby franchise.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n rugby union
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, currently playing with the .
He was born in Lusikisiki went to school at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth and represented in various youth competitions until being included in the 2005 Vodacom Cup
2005 Vodacom Cup
-Changes from 2004:*The Vodacom Shield competition was scrapped and teams were divided into two equally strength groups - Section X and Section Y.-Team Listing:The following teams took part in the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition:-Section X:-Section Y:...
squad. In 2006, he was called into the South African Sevens
South Africa national rugby union team (sevens)
The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series 14-man squad :#Cecil Afrika...
rugby team, making some domestic appearances for and the . He represented the national sevens team until 2009, when he announced he wanted to return to the fifteen-a-side game. He joined the in 2010.
Mpho also made history during the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour which took place in South Africa from May to July 2009....
, when he became the first player to score a try for the newly-created Southern Kings
Southern Kings
The Southern Kings are a South African rugby union franchise. The franchise was formally announced at the opening of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 16 June 2009, in time to coincide with the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa....
rugby franchise.