MB Lusaseni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luvuyiso Lusaseni | ||
| Born |
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) |
| 2010 | → Griquas | 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015. | |||
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
- ↑ "Player Profile MB Lusaseni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "Free State vs Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "NB! Leeus teken MB en Franco". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "SA Universities squad named to face Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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