Simphiwe Matanzima (born 18 August 1997) is a South African
rugby union
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player for the in the
United Rugby Championship
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, and the in the
Currie Cup
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.
His regular position is loosehead prop.
Matanzima made his
Super Rugby
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debut for the in February 2019, coming on as a replacement in his side's 40–3 victory over the .
Honours
* Currie Cup winner
2021
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* United Rugby Championship runner-up
2021-22
References
South African rugby union players
Living people
1997 births
Xhosa people
Rugby union players from Queenstown, South Africa
Rugby union props
Bulls (rugby union) players
Blue Bulls players
21st-century South African sportsmen
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