Liske Lategan

Liske Lategan

Date of birth	(1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 26)
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team Years Team Comps 2019–Present  South Africa 36

Liske Lategan (born 25 November 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player.

Career

Lategan made her debut for the South African sevens team in 2019.[1] She competed for South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[2][3] She scored a hat-trick in their seventh-place victory over Sri Lanka.[4]

Lategan featured for the sevens side at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifier in Tunisia.[5] She scored a try against Zimbabwe in their opening match.[5]

She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6][7]

Personal life

Lategan is the niece of former Springbok winger Pieter Hendriks, who scored the first try at the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa.[1] In 2017, she attended the University of Pretoria.[1]

References

1. Roodt, Daniel (15 July 2023). "Balancing the Bo(o)ks: Liske Lategan's rugby journey". SMF News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
2. Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
3. "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
4. "SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham". SA Rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. "Strong start for Bok Sevens Women at Olympic qualifiers". SA Rugby. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
6. "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
7. "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Liske Lategan at Springbok Women's Sevens
• Liske Lategan at Olympics.com
• Liske Lategan at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Liske Lategan at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Liske Lategan on Instagram