Kaya Malotana

Kayalethu Malotana (born 30 January 1976 in Lady Frere) is a South African former rugby union player, current coach & a Xhosa commentator in rugby. He was educated at Queen's College Boys' High School where he matriculated in 1994 and received honors for Rugby. He was the first black African player of his country to play for the Springboks at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Under his coaching career, he's coached the backline of the South African U20 Women's National team, the Lions and as of January 2020 was appointed as the head coach of the TUT Vikings.

Kaya Malotana

Birth name	Kayalethu Malotana
Date of birth	30 January 1976
Place of birth	Lady Frere, South Africa
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Spouse	Zoleka Malotana ​ (m. 2012)​
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1999 2000–2001 Border Bulldogs Golden Lions 42 7 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2000 Cats () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1999 South Africa 1 (0) Teams coached Years Team 2009-? 2010-? 2020 - present Lions South Africa Women's U20 TUT Vikings

Career

Debuting in Currie Cup for the Border Bulldogs, Malotana played his first Super Rugby season in 1999 for the Cats, currently Lions.

He played his only match for the Springboks against Spain in the 1999 Rugby World Cup, becoming the first black player to play in South Africa in this edition of the World Cup.[1]

He ended his career in the Pirates, from Johannesburg. Later, in 2007, he was appointed as Development Officer for the Lions, thanks also to his fluency in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and Tswana.[2]

In 2009, he became an assistant coach for the Lions, and in 2010, the backline coach of the South Africa women's Under-20 national team.[3] In January 2020, he was appointed as head coach of the TUT Vikings rugby team. He was once also a head of rugby at his former school, Queen's College.

He's also well-known for commentating in isiXhosa alongside former rugby player Lonwabo Mtimka on the SuperSport Rugby channel 201.

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Spain	47–3	Centre		10 October 1999	Murrayfield, Edinburgh

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 687

References

1. Malotana in South Africa record book
2. "Lions appoint new Development Officer". Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
3. "SA Rugby women prepare for kazakhstan tour". Retrieved 5 May 2020.

External links

• Kaya Malotana at ESPNscrum