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Thembani Mkokeli
Full nameThembani Moeren Mkokeli
Date of birth (1984-03-12) 12 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthEast London, South Africa
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb; 170 lb)
SchoolMsobomvu High School, Butterworth
UniversityDamelin College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Current team Template:Rut Border Bulldogs
Youth career
2000–2004 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–present Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 120 (93)
Correct as of 22 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2002 S.A. Schools
2003 South Africa Under-19
Correct as of 10 May 2015

Thembani Moeren Mkokeli (born 12 March 1984 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs.[1] He is a utility back that predominantly play as a fly-half or fullback, but also occasionally as a winger or centre.

Career

Youth

Mkokeli played for the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs side at the 2000 Under-18 Craven Week tournament in Port Elizabeth.[2] He played for the Template:Rut Border U19 side in 2001 (as a 17-year-old) and 2002 and earned a call-up to the South African Schools sides in the same seasons.[3] In 2002, he was also named in the South African Under-19 side that played in the 2002 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Italy[4] and was once again included in the team for the 2003 tournament in Paris,[5] from which the team returned victorious, their first win since 1994.[6]

Border Bulldogs

Upon his return from the Under-19 Rugby World Championship, Mkokeli was also included in the senior squad for the first time and made his first team debut in the 2003 Currie Cup against the Template:Rut Leopards in Potchefstroom.[7] He quickly established himself as a regular for the Bulldogs and became a regular fixture in the Border Bulldogs side over the next decade.

During the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series, Mkokeli reached a personal milestone by playing in his hundredth first class match for the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs.[8]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Thembani Mkokeli". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "OP se Craven Week begin op laagtepunt" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 11 June 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Vyftienjarige gekies vir SA Skolespan" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Jong Bokkies slyp in Kaap vir Italië" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ^ "SA o.19-span vertrek" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 8 April 2003. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Jong Bokkies kry helde-ontvangs" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 46–30 Spoornet Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Mylpaal wink vir Mkokeli" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.