MB Lusaseni
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luvuyiso Lusaseni | ||
Born |
East London, South Africa | 16 December 1988||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Selborne College | ||
University |
Ethekwini College University of Pretoria | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Lock / Flanker | ||
Current club | Golden Lions | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–06 | Border Bulldogs | ||
2007–08 | Natal Sharks | ||
Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | ||
2011 | UP Tuks | 7 | (0) |
2013 | NWU Pukke | 7 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2009–10 | Natal Sharks | 11 | (5) |
2010 | → Griquas | 3 | (0) |
2011–13 | Leopards | 47 | (10) |
2014– | Lions | 14 | (0) |
2014– | Golden Lions | 20 | (0) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2006 | S.A. Schools | () | |
2008 | S.A. Under-20 | 1 | (0) |
2012 | S.A. Barbarians (North) | 1 | (0) |
2013 | S.A. Universities | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015. |
Luvuyiso "MB" Lusaseni (born 16 December 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Golden Lions.[1] His regular position is lock or flanker.
Career
He started playing for the Border Bulldogs and represented them at Under–16 and Under–18 level between 2004 and 2006. He earned a call-up to the S.A. Schools team in 2006 and also joined the Natal Sharks academy in 2007. The following year, he was included in the S.A. Under-20 team for the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.
He made his first class debut in the 2009 Vodacom Cup against a Free State XV.[2] A few further games followed over the next year before he had a short spell with the Griquas during the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division.
In 2011, he joined the Leopards, where he established himself as a first choice player.
He joined the Golden Lions for the 2014 season.[3]
He also represented Varsity Cup teams UP Tuks in 2011 and NWU Pukke in 2013 and was named in a South African Universities team that played against Namibia in 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile MB Lusaseni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "Free State vs Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "NB! Leeus teken MB en Franco". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "SA Universities squad named to face Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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