Mzo Dyantyi
South African rugby union footballer
Mzoxolo Dyantyi (born 10 October 1985 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the SWD Eagles. His regular position is scrum-half.
Career
Griffons
After playing for SWD in the Provincial Amateur Competition in 2005, he joined Welkom-based side the Griffons in 2006. He made his first class debut for the Griffons during the 2006 Vodacom Cup, coming on as a late substitute against the Falcons, making a total of eight appearances during that competition.
He made his Currie Cup debut in July 2006, featuring as a substitute in the Griffons' match against the SWD Eagles. He made just one more appearance for the Griffons in their match against the Boland Cavaliers.
SWD Eagles
He returned to George and rejoined the SWD Eagles in 2007, making a single substitute appearance in the 2007 Currie Cup First Division. He remained a bit-part player for the Eagles for the next few seasons, only making twenty appearances in a five-year period between 2007 and 2011. He became more involved in first team affairs in 2012, however, making twenty appearances in 2012 – in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions – and a further fifteen appearances in 2013. He was also contracted by the Eagles for 2014.
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