Bongi backs Brannas to fill big boots
Skipper Bongi Mbonambi is confident Deon Fourie can slot in at hooker for the Springboks in France in the absence of regular Bomb Squad member Malcolm Marx.
Watch: Bongi ‘must never give up’
In the second episode of the Meet the GranBoks series, Bongi Mbonambi’s grandmother shares some insight into the Bok hooker’s youth and how he has inspired youngsters to take up rugby.
Mbonambi fired up for milestone match
Bongi Mbonambi says he is honoured with a career milestone of captaining the Springboks in the World Cup warm-up match against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Boks missing the hook
The Springboks are gambling with their World Cup title defence prospects by going all-in on Bongi Mbonambi and Malcolm Marx and not fully investing in support at hooker.
Bongi leads Boks in Buenos Aires
Bongi Mbonambi will captain the Springboks for the first time, while Deon Fourie will get a first start in a heavily-rotated side to face Argentina in a World Cup warm-up on Saturday.
Boks braced for ‘fully loaded’ All Blacks
Bongi Mbonambi says the Springboks are expecting a massive battle against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday, noting how impressively the hosts dealt with a powerful Los Pumas pack.
Sharks hook in Mbonambi
The Sharks were delighted to announce that hooker Bongi Mbonambi has put pen to paper on a new deal with the Durban outfit from next season.
O’Driscoll: Marx not ‘best hooker in the world’
Ireland icon Brian O’Driscoll believes compatriot Dan Sheehan’s form puts him ahead of Springboks Malcolm Marx and Bongi Mbonambi as the standout hooker on the planet.
Watch: How rugby changed Bongi’s life
Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi explains how playing rugby with a stuffed bag on a patch of dirt in the Eastern Free State made him fall in love with a game that showed him the best side of life.
Bongi: SA teams ready to make Europe ‘uncomfortable’
Bongi Mbonambi has said he regrets the Sharks’ ill-discipline in their Champions Cup debut, but he’s not apologising to Antoine Dupont who has taken issue with South African clubs competing in Europe.
