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Former Bok star and Bulls Daisies skipper Lusanda Dumke dies | Daily Maverick | SA News

As a powerful ball-carrying flank, Lusanda Dumke could knock back any opponent on the rugby field, but she sadly couldn’t beat an aggressive and rare form of gastric cancer.

The Blue Bulls Company confirmed their star captain, who led the club to three consecutive Women’s Premier League titles from 2023–2025, has died. She was only 28.

Beyond her franchise success, Dumke was a stalwart of the national team, earning 33 Test caps for the Springbok Women and captaining the national side on three occasions.

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Lusanda Dumke powers through during the Women’s International second Test against Spain at the Fanie du Toit Stadium in Potchefstroom in August 2022. (Photo: Lee Warren / Gallo Images)…

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