Godfried 'Monty' Dumond (born 20 August 1982) is a South African

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player for the in the

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and the Rugby Challenge.

Career

He started playing for in youth competitions and had short spells with the and during the

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. He then moved to Europe where he played rugby for

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in 2004-2005, then moved to

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for spells at

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in 2005–2006 and

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in 2006–2007. He then returned to the , although he did play for

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as a medical joker for a six-month spell in 2008. He was also included in the

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squads in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, he joined the on loan during their title-winning

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season, finishing as their top points scorer. It was later announced that he would join them on a permanent deal for 2011. Before the

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season started, however, it was announced that he joined on a loan spell. He returned to the in time for the

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, but failed to make any appearances in that competition and was released when the season ended. In 2012, he joined club side Despatch, where he also became the backline coach. After two seasons at Despatch, Dumond returned to provincial rugby when he joined

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-based side for the

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tournament.

References

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