Unathi Mali
| Date of birth | 3 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Unathi Elis Mali (born 3 December 1989) is a South African rugby union and sevens player.
Biography
[edit]Mali competed for South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] She was named in South Africa's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in seventh place.[2][3][4]
Mali was selected again to represent South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6] She featured for the South African fifteens team at the inaugural 2023 WXV 2 tournament in Stellenbosch.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Commonwealth Games sevens teams named". rugby15.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham". SA Rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Experienced core to Springbok Women for WXV 2". SA Rugby. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named". www.world.rugby. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.