Khwezi Mkhafu
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| Full name | Khwezilokusa Mkhafu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ngcobo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lebogang High School, Welkom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Khwezilokusa Mkhafu is a South African rugby union player for Template:Rut Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is hooker or prop.
Career
He came through the ranks of the Template:Rut Griffons, playing for them at Under-19 and Under-21 from 2005 to 2008. He then joined the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs, where he made his senior debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup against Template:Rut Eastern Province[2] and became a first team regular over the next three seasons.
In 2013, Mkhafu joined the Template:Rut Southern Kings training group prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season,[3] but was later released to the Bulldogs' 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.[4]
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[6]
He also played Varsity Shield rugby for Template:Rut UFH Blues in 2011.
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Khwezi Mkhafu". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 32–34 Eastern Province". South African Rugby Union. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Green, Michael (6 February 2013). "Kings trek Luiperd nader vir Leeus-stryd". Volksblad (in Afrikaans). Media24. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad". Rugby15. Rugby15. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 7 June 2016 suggested (help) - ^ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.