Onke Dubase
| Full name | Onke Sydwell Dubase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hudson Park High School, East London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Damelin / University of Fort Hare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Onke Sydwell Dubase (born 6 August 1989 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs in domestic Currie Cup rugby.[1] His regular position is flanker.
Career
Youth
He was included in the Template:Rut Border U21 team for the 2009 and 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championships.
Border Bulldogs and UFH Blues
He made his first class debut for the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs during the 2010 Currie Cup First Division competition, coming on as a substitute in their match against the Template:Rut Falcons in Kempton Park for his only appearance.[2]
He played the whole 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, playing in all eight matches. He scored his first senior try in their match against the Template:Rut Falcons in East London[3] and contributed another in the final match of the competition, a 52–19 defeat to the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[4] Ten appearances followed in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition, with Dubase scoring his first Currie Cup try in their match against the Template:Rut Griffons.[5]
Dubase didn't play any provincial rugby in 2012 and 2013, but did participate in the Varsity Shield for Alice-based university side Template:Rut UFH Blues from 2011 to 2014. He scored three tries in the 2014 Varsity Shield competition as UFH had their best season in the competition by finishing third. His performances earned him a recall to the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs side and he started three matches towards the end of the 2014 Vodacom Cup campaign. He was also included in their squad for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament.[6]
At the start of 2016, Dubase was one of six Border Bulldogs players that joined the Template:Rut Southern Kings' Super Rugby squad for a trial period as they prepared for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[7] However, he returned to Border Bulldogs after he failed to be contracted for the Super Rugby side.[8]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Onke Dubase". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 49–56 Border". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 15–43 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 52–19 Border". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tasol Solar Griffons 21–25 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Border : 2014 Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "New recruits as Southern Kings 2016 season starts" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "More players join the ranks of the Southern Kings squad" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.