| Full name | Mpho Mzukisi Mbiyozo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusikisiki | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||
| School | Grey High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005 - 2007 2008 2010 - |
Western Province Boland Cavaliers Eastern Province Kings |
1 19 |
(0) (5) |
| correct as of 17 October 2011. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2006 - 2009 | South Africa 7s | ||
Mpho Mbiyozo (born 7 February 1983) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1]
He was born in Lusikisiki went to school at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth and represented Western Province 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 Western Province and the Boland Cavaliers. He represented the national sevens team until 2009, when he announced he wanted to return to the fifteen-a-side game. He joined the Eastern Province Kings 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.
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