Luvuyiso 'MB' Lusaseni (born 16 December 1988) is a former South African rugby union player for the in the Rugby Challenge. He played first class rugby between 2009 and 2016, making in excess of 100 appearances. His regular position is lock or

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and he played for the in

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and for the , , and domestically. He also played representative rugby for South Africa Schools in 2006, South Africa Under-20 in 2008, the South African Barbarians in 2012 and the South African Universities team in 2013. He retired from rugby union at the end of 2016 to concentrate on the production of his own

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Career

He started playing for the 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 academy in 2007. The following year, he was included in the South Africa Under-20 team for the

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. He made his first class debut in the

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against a . A few further games followed over the next year before he had a short spell with the during the

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. In 2011, he joined the , where he established himself as a first choice player. He joined the for the 2014 season. He also represented

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teams in

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and in

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and was named in a South African Universities team that played against in 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lusaseni, MB 1988 births Living people Griquas (rugby union) players Leopards (rugby union) players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks Rugby union players from East London, South Africa Sharks (Currie Cup) players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players South African rugby union players Alumni of Selborne College