- Position
- Hooker
- Currie Cup Caps
- 5
- Place of Birth
- Empangeni
- Height
- 1.82m
- Weight
- 104kg
- Current Team
- Hollywoodbets Sharks
- Birthday
- August 2, 1999
- Age
- 25
Mbatha was recently invited to a Springbok alignment camp, with a view to the 2021 British & Irish Lions series.
The 21-year-old hooker’s call-up came as no surprise. He was in the Cell C Sharks starting lineup for the Currie Cup final against the Bulls and has since established himself as first-choice hooker for the Rainbow Cup SA tournament.
Mbatha hails from Esikhawini near Empangeni, where he was introduced to rugby at Richardia Primary. Having represented Cell C Sharks Schools in 2016 and 2017, from Maritzburg College, he was South Africa’s frontline hooker at the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship – having already made his Super Rugby debut earlier that same year at only 19 years of age.