Liske Lategan

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

Liske Lategan

Date of birth

25 November 1998 (age 25)

Height

171 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)

Rugby union career

National sevens team(s)
Years	Team	Comps
2019–Present	South Africa	36

Career edit

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 Tunisa.^[5] She scored a try against Zimbabwe in their opening match.^[5]

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]

^ ^a ^b ^c Roodt, Daniel (15 July 2023). "Balancing the Bo(o)ks: Liske Lategan's rugby journey". SMF News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham". SA Rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Strong start for Bok Sevens Women at Olympic qualifiers". SA Rugby. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.