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Tinotenda Mavesere
Full name	Tinotenda Pandehuni Blithe Mavesere
Date of birth	17 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kadoma, Zimbabwe
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School	Churchill School
University	University of the Western Cape
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Current team	Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup)
Youth career
	Pitbulls RFC
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2021–2022	UWC
Senior career
Years	Team
2023–	Sharks (Currie Cup)
2023–	Sharks
	Correct as of 13 January 2024
International career
Years	Team
2017-2018	Zimbabwe U20
2018-2019	Zimbabwe Academy
2019–	Zimbabwe
	Correct as of 13 January 2024

Tinotenda Mavesere (born 17 October 1998) is a Zimbabwean rugby union player, who plays for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and the Sharks in the Currie Cup. His preferred position is flanker.^[1]

Early career

Mavesere attended Churchill School in Harare.^[2] He moved to South Africa and attended the University of the Western Cape,^[3] where his appearances for their rugby side earned him the attention of the Sharks.

Professional career

In 2019 Mavesere made his debut for the Zimbabwean National team, going on to feature in all 6 matches of their winning Victoria Cup campaign, scoring a try in the final^[4]^[5]

Mavesere originally signed for the Sharks in 2021,^[6] however it wasn't until 2023 that he debuted for the Sharks Currie Cup side in the 2023 Currie Cup Premier Division, having suffered a knee ligament injury that ruled him out of both Sharks selection and selection for the Zimbabwe national side.^[7] He would go on to make 6 appearances in the competition, scoring one try, while remaining a part of the Sharks side for the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship.