| Full name | Jamba Isaac Ulengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1990-01-07)7 January 1990 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vryburg,South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Jim Fouché | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamba Isaac Ulengo (born 7 January 1990) is a South Africanrugby union player for theTel Aviv Heat, which competes annually in theRugby Europe Super Cup.[1][2] His regular position iswing.
He was chosen to represent the Free State at various youth levels while he was a scholar atHoërskool Jim Fouché inBloemfontein; in 2005 and 2006, he played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments, in 2007 he played at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament and in 2008 he played at the Under-18Craven Week tournament. He continued to play for the Bloemfontein-based side after school too, playing for theFree State U19 side in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for theFree State U21 side in the 2010 and2011 Under-21 Provincial Championships, scoring twelve tries during those two seasons, which included a hat-trick against theFalcons U21 in 2011.[3]
He also playedVarsity Cup rugby for theUFS Shimlas between2010 and2012, scoring eleven tries in eighteen appearances over the three seasons.
Despite his long-standing involvement with the Free State youth sides, he made just a single appearance for the senior side. This appearance – his first class debut – came during the2012 Vodacom Cup competition when he started in theFree State XV's 36–22 defeat to theEastern Province Kings inPort Elizabeth.[4] He was included in theFree State Cheetahs squad for the2012 Currie Cup Premier Division, but didn't make any appearances for them.
Ulengo was a prominent member of theSouth Africa Sevens since making his debut for them in theScotland leg of the2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series.[5] He played for them in the two final tournaments of that season and then signed a two-year contract with theSouth African Rugby Union to represent them in the2012–13 and2013–14 series.[6] While he only competed at four events in his first full season, he was involved in seven of the tournaments in his second season. He also helped South Africa win the gold medal at the2013 World Games.
Ulengo made his return to the 15-man version of the sport, signing a contract to playCurrie Cup rugby forPretoria-based side theBlue Bulls in2014 and for theirSuper Rugby franchise, theBulls, from the2015 Super Rugby season.[7]
