Kuhle Sonkosi
| Full name | Kuhle Sonkosi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westering High School, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuhle Sonkosi (born 23 August 1992 in East London) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings.[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth
Sonkosi first represented Eastern Province at the 2010 Under-18 Academy Week tournament. He played for the Template:Rut Eastern Province U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for the Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 side in the 2012 and 2013 competitions, winning the Under-21 Division B title on both occasions.
Eastern Province Kings
He made his senior debut for the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings in the 2014 Vodacom Cup by starting in their 17–10 opening day defeat to Kenyan side Template:Rut Simba XV.[2] He scored his first try in senior rugby in his second match two weeks later, against Template:Rut Western Province in Cape Town.[3]
He did not feature in the Eastern Province Kings' return to the Premier Division of the Currie Cup in 2014, but was named in a Kings training squad for the 2015 season.[4]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Kuhle Sonkosi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 17–10 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 56–22 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "EP Kings Pre Season Training Squad announced". Rugby15. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.