Ayanda Malinga Explained

Birth Date:	23 June 1998
Height:	1.67m
Weight:	68kg
Clubs1:	Bulls Daisies
Points1:	0
Repyears1:	2022–Present
Repcaps1:	9
Reppoints1:	55
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:	9 (10 pts)

Ayanda Malinga (born 23 June 1998) is a South African rugby union and sevens player. She plays for the Bulls Daisies in South Africa's Women's Premier Division. She has represented South Africa at international level in fifteens and sevens.

Career

Malinga represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.^{[1] [2]} She was named in the Springbok women's sevens side for the 2023 Dubai Women's Sevens.^[3]

She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^{[4] [5]} She returned to the Springbok Women's fifteens squad for the 2024 WXV 2 tournament after her last appearance in 2022.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2 September 2022 . South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads . 14 September 2022 . SA Rugby.
2. Web site: Mostert . Herman . 2 September 2022 . Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad . 14 September 2022 . Sport . en-US.
3. Web site: 24 November 2023 . Four uncapped players for Springbok Women's Sevens in Dubai . 4 December 2023 . SA Rugby.
4. Web site: 2024 . South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . 27 July 2024 . www.world.rugby.
5. Web site: 27 July 2024 . Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024 . 27 July 2024 . SA Rugby.
6. Web site: 2024-09-24 . Malinga returns for WXV opener against Japan . 2024-09-28 . SA Rugby.