Bongi Mbonambi
Full names: Mbongeni Theo
Date of birth: 7 Jan 1991
Place of birth: Bethlehem
Schools: St Albans Voortrekker, Bethlehem
Springbok no: 875
Springbok debut province: Western Province
Physical: 1.80m, 97.0kg
Current age: 33
Test summary: Tests: 75 Tries: 15
First Test: 25 Jun 2016 Age 25 - Reserve against Ireland at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Last Test: 28 Sep 2024 Age 33 - Hooker against Argentina at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Tours England, Italy & Wales 2016 Ireland, France, Italy & Wales 2017 England, France, Scotland & Wales 2018 IRB Rugby World Cup - Japan 2019 Wales, Scotland & England 2021 Ireland, France, Italy & England 2022 IRB Rugby World Cup - France 2023
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
25 Jun 2016 25Reserve Ireland Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 19-13  WP
10 Sep 2016 25Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 17-23  WP
08 Oct 2016 25Reserve New Zealand Kingspark, Durban Lose: 15-57  WP
12 Nov 2016 25Reserve England Twickenham, London Lose: 21-37  WP
19 Nov 2016 25Reserve Italy Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Lose: 18-20  WP
10 Jun 2017 26Reserve France Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 37-14  WP
17 Jun 2017 26Reserve France Kingspark, Durban Win: 37-15  WP
24 Jun 2017 26Reserve France Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 35-12  WP
19 Aug 2017 26Reserve Argentina Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 37-15  WP
26 Aug 2017 26Reserve Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Win: 41-23  WP
16 Sep 2017 26Reserve New Zealand North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Lose: 0-57  WP
11 Nov 2017 26Reserve Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 3-38  WP
25 Nov 2017 26Hooker Italy Stadio Euganeo, Padua Win: 35-61 try WP
02 Dec 2017 26Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Lose: 22-24  WP
09 Jun 2018 27Hooker England Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 42-39  WP
16 Jun 2018 27Hooker England Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 23-12  WP
18 Aug 2018 27Reserve Argentina Kingspark, Durban Win: 34-21  WP
25 Aug 2018 27Reserve Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Lose: 19-32  WP
08 Sep 2018 27Hooker Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 18-231 try WP
15 Sep 2018 27Reserve New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Win: 36-34  WP
29 Sep 2018 27Reserve Australia Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 23-12  WP
06 Oct 2018 27Reserve New Zealand Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Lose: 30-32  WP
03 Nov 2018 27Reserve England Twickenham, London Lose: 11-12  WP
10 Nov 2018 27Reserve France Stade de France, Paris Win: 29-261 try WP
17 Nov 2018 27Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 26-20  WP
24 Nov 2018 27Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Lose: 11-20  WP
20 Jul 2019 28Hooker Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 35-17  WP
27 Jul 2019 28Reserve New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Draw: 16-16  WP
10 Aug 2019 28Hooker Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Win: 46-131 try WP
06 Sep 2019 28Reserve Japan Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama Win: 41-7  WP
21 Sep 2019 28Reserve New Zealand International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Lose: 13-23  WP
28 Sep 2019 28Hooker Namibia Toyota Stadium, Aichi Win: 57-32 tries WP
04 Oct 2019 28Hooker Italy Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi Win: 49-31 try WP
20 Oct 2019 28Hooker Japan Tokyo Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo Win: 26-3  WP
27 Oct 2019 28Hooker Wales International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Win: 19-16  WP
02 Nov 2019 28Hooker England International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Win: 32-12  WP
02 Jul 2021 30Hooker Georgia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 40-91 try WP
24 Jul 2021 30Hooker Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Lose: 17-22  WP
31 Jul 2021 30Hooker Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 27-9  WP
07 Aug 2021 30Hooker Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 19-16  WP
21 Aug 2021 30Reserve Argentina Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 29-10  WP
12 Sep 2021 30Hooker Australia Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Lose: 26-281 try WP
18 Sep 2021 30Hooker Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 17-30  WP
25 Sep 2021 30Hooker New Zealand North Queensland Stadium, Townsville Lose: 17-19  WP
02 Oct 2021 30Hooker New Zealand Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Win: 31-29  WP
06 Nov 2021 30Hooker Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 23-18  WP
13 Nov 2021 30Hooker Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 30-15  WP
20 Nov 2021 30Hooker England Twickenham, London Lose: 26-27  WP
02 Jul 2022 31Hooker Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 32-291 try Sharks
16 Jul 2022 31Hooker Wales Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 30-141 try Sharks
06 Aug 2022 31Reserve New Zealand Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 26-10  Sharks
24 Sep 2022 31Reserve Argentina Kingspark, Durban Win: 38-21  Sharks
05 Nov 2022 31Reserve Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 16-19  Sharks
12 Nov 2022 31Hooker France Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Lose: 26-30  Sharks
19 Nov 2022 31Hooker Italy Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa Win: 63-211 try Sharks
26 Nov 2022 31Hooker England Twickenham, London Win: 27-13  Sharks
08 Jul 2023 32Hooker Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 43-12  Sharks
15 Jul 2023 32Hooker New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Lose: 20-35  Sharks
29 Jul 2023 32Reserve Argentina Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 22-21  Sharks
05 Aug 2023 32Hooker (C) Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 24-13  Sharks
19 Aug 2023 32Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 52-16  Sharks
25 Aug 2023 32Reserve New Zealand Twickenham, London Win: 35-71 try Sharks
10 Sep 2023 32Reserve Scotland Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Win: 18-3  Sharks
17 Sep 2023 32Hooker (C) Romania Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Win: 76-0  Sharks
23 Sep 2023 32Hooker Ireland Stade de France, Paris Lose: 8-13  Sharks
15 Oct 2023 32Hooker France Stade de France, Paris Win: 29-28  Sharks
21 Oct 2023 32Hooker England Stade de France, Paris Win: 16-15  Sharks
28 Oct 2023 32Hooker New Zealand Stade de France, Paris Win: 12-11  Sharks
22 Jun 2024 33Reserve Wales Twickenham, London Win: 41-131 try Sharks
06 Jul 2024 33Hooker Ireland Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 27-20  Sharks
13 Jul 2024 33Hooker Ireland Kingspark, Durban Lose: 24-25  Sharks
10 Aug 2024 33Hooker Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Win: 33-7  Sharks
31 Aug 2024 33Hooker New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 31-271 try Sharks
07 Sep 2024 33Hooker New Zealand Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 18-12  Sharks
28 Sep 2024 33Hooker Argentina Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 48-7  Sharks