Madosh Tambwe
Tambwe with Bordeaux Bègles in 2022
Full nameMadosha Michael Tambwe
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthKinshasa, Zaire
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
SchoolParktown Boys' High School, Johannesburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team Bordeaux Bègles
Youth career
2015–2018 Golden Lions
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018 Lions 13 (45)
2017–2019 Golden Lions XV 13 (55)
2017–2019 Golden Lions 16 (50)
2020 Sharks 7 (25)
2020 Sharks (Currie Cup) 2 (0)
2021–2022 Bulls 27 (60)
2021–2022 Blue Bulls 9 (20)
2022– Bordeaux Bègles 5 (25)
Correct as of 30 October 2022

Madosha Michael Tambwe (born 12 May 1997) is a South African rugby union player for Bordeaux Bègles. He usually plays as a winger.

Early life

Tambwe was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, a few days before the end of the First Congo War that resulted in the country's name being changed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

He grew up in Johannesburg in South Africa, where he attended and played first team rugby for Parktown Boys' High School.[2]

Career

Golden Lions

In 2015, he was called up to the Golden Lions squad for South Africa's premier high school rugby union tournament, the Under-18 Craven Week.[3] He started two of their matches, and scored two tries in their final match of the competition, a 47–29 victory over the Griffons.[4]

He was included in the Golden Lions U19 squad for the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship.[5] Despite starting just four of his side's fourteen matches and playing off the bench on seven occasions, Tambwe scored 16 tries to finish as the competition's top try scorer.[6] Twelve of his tries came during the regular season – four in their match against defending champions Eastern Province U19 in a 59–5 win,[7] two each in matches against Sharks U19[8] and Leopards U19[9] and further tries in matches against Free State U19,[10] Eastern Province,[11] Western Province U19[12] and the Sharks[13] – to help the Golden Lions to third spot on the log and a semi-final berth.[14] He scored his thirteenth try of the season in a 34–24 victory over trans-Jukskei rivals the Blue Bulls U19s in the semi-final[15] and rounded off his season with a hat-trick in the final against Western Province, as his side won 60–19 to be crowned champions of the competition.[16]

Lions

At the start of 2017, Tambwe was included in the Lions squad for the 2017 Super Rugby season,[17] and he was named in the starting line-up of their Round Four match against Australian side the Reds,[18] playing the entire 80 minutes of a 44–14 victory.[19] Tambwe scored his first points in Round Five against the Kings with two tries. In the 2018 Super Rugby season Tambwe scored four tries in one game against the Stormers in Round Eight, getting a hat-trick within just thirteen minutes, the quickest hat-trick in Super Rugby history. On 13 July 2019, Tambwe scored four tries against the Griquas at Ellis Park in round one of the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Sharks

At the beginning of the 2020 Super Rugby season, Tambwe signed for the Cell C Sharks and has featured regularly since in both the original Super Rugby and the South African only version, Super Rugby Unlocked.

Bulls

On the 19th of February 2021, the Vodacom Blue Bulls announced that Tambwe had signed for the side from the Sharks. On the 22nd of June 2022, Tambwe had announced his departure from the Vodacom Blue Bulls after a year's tenure.[20]

Bordeaux Bègles

On 26 July 2022, Bordeaux Bègles announced that Tambwe would join the club for the upcoming season.[21] He made his Top 14 debut on 4 September 2022 against Toulouse, scoring two tries in the first half of the match.[22]

Honours

Bulls

References

  1. ^ "Zaire: Information on events that occurred between 16 and 24 May 1997, including the rebel takeover". RefWorld. Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 1 June 1997. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Big scores were the order of the day at the St John's College Rugby Festival". Rugby15. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Golden Lions U18 : 2015 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U18 47–29 Griffons U18". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Golden Lions U19 : 2016 SA Rugby U19 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2016 SA Rugby U19 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP U19 5–59 Golden Lions U19". South African Rugby Union. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 12–52 Golden Lions U19". South African Rugby Union. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 75–19 Leopards U19". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 22–30 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 52–30 EP U19". South African Rugby Union. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 43–36 WP U19". South African Rugby Union. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 71–19 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 SA Rugby U19 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 24–34 Golden Lions U19". South African Rugby Union. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U19 19–60 Golden Lions U19". South African Rugby Union. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Lions bulk up on Springboks". Rugby365. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Madosh Tambwe has the Lions roaring for a specific reason". The Citizen. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Match Centre: Lions 44-14 Reds". SANZAAR. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  20. ^ Coetzee, Dylan (15 June 2022). "URC: 'Tremendous' Jake White brings out the best in Madosh Tambwe". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  21. ^ "L'UBB officialise huit recrues dont Sipili Falatea, Caleb Timu et Madosh Tambwe". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  22. ^ "EN DIRECT - Top 14 : à la mi-temps, l'UBB mène 3 essais à 0 face au Stade Toulousain (22 à 9)". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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