Tera Mtembu

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{No footnotes|date=December 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use South African English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Lubabalo Mtembu

| image =

| full_name = Lubabalo Siphosethu Mtembu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = East London, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.87}}

| weight = {{cvt|102|kg|lb stlb}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Dale College

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Flanker / No 8

| currentclub = {{Rut|New England Free Jacks}}

| youthyears1 = 2008–2009

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| youthyears2 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| years1 = 2011–2018

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}

| apps1 = 33

| points1 = 45

| years2 = 2011–2020

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}

| apps2 = 44

| points2 = 30

| years3 = 2012–2020

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Sharks}}

| apps3 = 47

| points3 = 25

| years4 = 2021–

| clubs4 = {{Rut|New England Free Jacks}}

| apps4 =

| points4 =

| repyears1 = 2010

| repteam1 = South Africa U20

| repcaps1 = 4

| reppoints1 = 0

| repyears2 = 2010–2011

| repteam2 = South Africa Sevens

| repcaps2 =

| reppoints2 =

| clubupdate = 28 April 2021

| repupdate = 6 April 2018

| medals =

{{MedalSport | Men's rugby sevens }}

{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Delhi | Team competition }}

}}

Lubabalo Siphosethu 'Tera' Mtembu (born 9 December 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR).[https://www.djrugbycoil.com/2020/07/30/new-england-free-jacks-lubabalo-mtembu/ New England frees Jacks Lubabola Mtembu] {{dead link|date=December 2022}} His playing position is either as a flanker or eighthman.

He also played for the {{Rut|Sharks}} in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup.