Akona Ndungane Explained

Akona Ndungane
Fullname:Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane
Birth Date:20 February 1981
Birth Place:Mthatha, South Africa
Weight:930NaN0
School:Hudson Park High School, East London
University:Eastern Cape Technikon
Relatives:Odwa Ndungane (twin brother)
Position:Wing
Youthyears1:1999
Youthyears2:2002
Years1:2003
Apps1:13
Points1:30
Years2:2004–2005
Apps2:17
Points2:70
Years3:2005–2015
Apps3:75
Points3:150
Years4:2006–2015
Apps4:108
Points4:165
Totalyears:2003–2015
Totalapps:213
Totalpoints:415
Repyears1:2004
Repteam1:South Africa Sevens
Repyears2:2004
Repteam2:South Africa 'A'
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:15
Repyears3:2006–2007
Repteam3: (test)
Repcaps3:11
Reppoints3:5
Repyears4:2007
Repteam4: (tour)
Repcaps4:2
Reppoints4:0
Clubupdate:24 May 2015
Repupdate:24 May 2015

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane (born 20 February 1981) is a former South African professional rugby union player whose usual position was on the wing, although he also played as the centre.

He started his career in the Eastern Cape, playing for the in 2003 and for the in 2004 and 2005, before he was loaned out to the for two seasons and eventually bought outright by the Pretoria-based side. However, he spent the bulk of his career in Pretoria, where he played for the in the international Super Rugby competition as well as the in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competition. In 2005, he made his Super 12 debut for the Bulls against the .

In 2004, he was included in the South Africa Sevens side that competed at the IRB Sevens World Series in Bordeaux and London. He also represented the Springboks in 2006 and 2007, and was part of the victorious 2007 Rugby World Cup squad.[1]

He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2015 Super Rugby season, having made in excess of hundred appearances for the Bulls in Super Rugby and a similar amount in domestic rugby with the Blue Bulls, Border Bulldogs and Mighty Elephants.[2]

He is the twin brother of winger Odwa Ndungane, who spent most of his career in Durban with the .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skinstad makes SA World Cup squad . . 21 July 2007 . 29 October 2015.
  2. Blue Bulls Company say goodbye to a number of stalwarts . Bulls . 12 June 2015 . 12 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614023028/http://thebulls.co.za/news/2015/06/12/stalwarts-goodbye/ . 14 June 2015 .