Tiger Mangweni Explained

Tiger Mangweni
Fullname:Siyabonga Mangweni
Birth Date:20 June 1980
Birth Place:Nxaruni, East London
School:Ntsonkotha Senior Secondary School
Years1:2001–2005
Apps1:63
Points1:203
Years2:2005
Apps2:2
Points2:0
Years3:2005–2007
Apps3:22
Points3:28
Years4:2007
Apps4:7
Points4:5
Years5:2008–2010
Apps5:1
Points5:0
Years6:2008–2010
Apps6:46
Points6:78
Years7:2010–2014
Apps7:68
Points7:55
Repyears1:2004
Repteam1:South Africa 'A'
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2009
Repteam2:Southern Kings
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Coachyears1:2014–2015
Coachteams1: (defensive coach)
Coachyears2:2016–present
Coachteams2: (defensive coach)
Clubupdate:31 March 2016
Repupdate:23 February 2013

Siyabonga "Tiger" Mangweni (born 20 June 1980) is a South African former rugby union footballer and currently a coach at the .[1]

Playing career

He started his career at the and got called into the Stormers Super Rugby squad as a Bulldogs player. He then had a short stint at, before moving to, where he also represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby. In 2008, he moved to the and also played for the Bulls in Super Rugby.

In 2009, he was a member of the Southern Kings team that played in the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

In 2010, he was released by the to join the for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division campaign. He was named in the wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.[2]

Coaching

He retired as a player at the end of the 2013 season and was appointed the defensive coach for the EP Kings' Vodacom Cup side.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: worldartists.co.za . Tiger Mangweni . 3 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Kings het geen plek vir Tiger . Media24 . Beeld . 7 January 2013 . 7 January 2013 . Green, Michael . af .
  3. Mangweni joins Eastern Province Rugby coaching staff . Eastern Province Kings . 7 January 2014 . 7 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107165815/http://www.easternprovincerugby.com/news/mangweni-joins-eastern-province-rugby-coaching-staff . 7 January 2014 .