Wiseman Kamanga

Wiseman Kamanga
Personal information
Full nameFhumulani Wiseman Kamanga
Born14 November 1991
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School(s) attendedHoërskool Marais Viljoen, Alberton
UniversityUniversity of Johannesburg
Club information
Playing positionLoosehead prop
Current clubGriquas
Youth career
2007–12Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2013–14UJ16(10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2011–13Golden Lions4(0)
2015–Griquas0(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 13 February 2014.
† Appearances (Points).

Fhumulani Wiseman Kamanga (born 14 November 1991 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing provincial rugby with Griquas.[1] His regular position is loosehead prop.

Career

Youth / Golden Lions / UJ

Kamanga was selected to a number of Golden Lions 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 Golden Lions U19 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 Golden Lions Vodacom Cup match against the Leopards in Potchefstroom.[3] He made another appearance off the bench the following week against the Falcons[4] and then made his first senior start against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria, where he found himself on the wrong end of a 49–10 defeat.[5]

He was a regular in the Golden Lions U21 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 UJ 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 Wits.[6] After the Varsity Cup competition, he made one appearance in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, playing off the bench in their match against Griquas in a 24–11 victory at the UJ Stadium.[7]

He had another season of Varsity Cup rugby with UJ 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 UKZN Impi to remain in the Varsity Cup competition for 2015.

Griquas

Kamanga didn't feature in UJ's 2015 campaign, instead opting to move to Kimberley where he signed a contract with Griquas for the 2015 season.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Wiseman Kamanga". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Drie O. 20’s kry ’n ekstra kans" (in Afrikaans). Son. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: FNB Wits vs FNB UJ". South African Rugby Union. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Match Breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wehr glo hy kan gedy in GW-trui" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.