MB Lusaseni

MB Lusaseni
Personal information
Full name Luvuyiso Lusaseni
Born (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988
East London, South Africa
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 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2011 UP Tuks 7 (0)
2013 NWU Pukke 7 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2009–10 Sharks (Currie Cup) 11 (5)
2010Griquas 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.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 8 May 2013.

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 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

  1. "Player Profile MB Lusaseni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. "Free State vs Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. "NB! Leeus teken MB en Franco". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  4. "SA Universities squad named to face Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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