Bongi Mbonambi rugby player
Bongi Mbonambi rugby player

Bongi Mbonambi

7th Jan 1991 1.75m/108kg Hooker

The BKT URC salutes its terrific Bok 12

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

For the BKT United Rugby Championship, they are the terrific 12. For the opposition, they’d be the terrifying 12. Whatever the description, those 12 Springboks who will play the All Blacks in Saturday’s...

Boks make two changes and bring in seven-one bench split for World Cup Final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made only two changes to his starting team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final, recalling the 2019 final halfback pairing of Handré Pollard...

Pollard and De Klerk to start final - South Africa name team to play New Zealand

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has announced his squad to face New Zealand at Stade de France on Saturday, 28 October. South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named his matchday 23 to face...

Sale condemn ‘disgusting abuse’ aimed at Tom Curry and his family

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby is investigating an allegation made by Curry against South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi. Tom Curry’s club have hit out at the “disgusting abuse” directed at the England player...

England rally around Tom Curry ahead of Argentina clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Curry has alleged he was racially abused by South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi. England insist Tom Curry is ready for Friday’s World Cup bronze final as squad and management rally around the flanker...

Quotes of the Day - 'It would be good to take some gas out of that bomb'

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

"I avoided him at all costs."England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth on if he was tackled by Courtney Lawes during his career "I made a little joke saying 'you know they've got the 'Bomb Squad', so...

Springbok coach Nienaber names unchanged team for semifinal against England

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has shown faith in his match-winning Rugby World Cup quarterfinal squad by retaining the same starting XV and replacements’ bench for Saturday’s semifinal against...

Quarter Final Team of the Week

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

An excellent weekend of rugby saw Argentina, New Zealand, England and South Africa into the Semi Final's. Here is our team of the Week.   1 Thomas Gallo 2 Bongi Mbonambi 3 Tyrel Lomax 4 Eben...

Experienced Bok team named for RWC quarter-final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named an experienced team – including 15 players who featured in the 2019 final – for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France at the Stade de France...

Assistant coach Jones, Reinach, Mbonambi (RSA)

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Comments from South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones, scrum-half Cobus Reinach and hooker Bongi Mbonambi at a media briefing at Roland-Garros ahead of the Springboks' match against Rugby World Cup 2023...