Mandisa Williams
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Mandisa Williams (born 8 November 1984)[1] is a retired women's rugby union player from Jongilanga, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She played for Imonti Penguins, Border Bulldogs and the South Africa women's national rugby union team[2] as a Number 8.[3]
| Date of birth | 8 November 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Jongilanga, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Williams started playing rugby for Jogalanga Women, a club founded by her father, in 1999.[4] When she was 16, she was invited to Border Bulldogs trials and was selected for the team to play in the women's Currie Cup.[2] Shortly afterwards she made her international debut for South Africa in 2004.[4] In 2006, she was awarded the South African Rugby Union's Women's player of the year award[5] after playing in South Africa's first women's World Cup campaign at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2]
In 2012, Williams was named as captain of the South Africa women's national rugby sevens team for the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens Series.[6] During the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Williams served as captain however after South Africa's first match, she was banned for 16 weeks for eye-gouging and missed the rest of the tournament.[3] She appealed against this but failed to overturn the ban.[7] Williams retired from rugby in 2016.[8]
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Williams studied sports management at Walter Sisulu University.[4] Following retirement, she became a sports commentator.[9]
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