Alulutho Tshakweni
| Date of birth | 26 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hudson Park High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alulutho Tshakweni (born 26 September 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is prop.
Rugby career
[edit]Tshakweni was born in East London and earned a provincial call-up at high school level, playing for the Border Bulldogs at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2015 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2016. For the 2017 season, he moved to the Port Elizabeth-based Eastern Province Kings, playing for their Under-19 team in the 2017 Under-19 Provincial Championship.[2]
In 2018, Tshakweni was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship held in France.[3] He played off the bench in all three of South Africa's matches in Pool C of the competition, featuring in victories over Georgia[4] and Ireland,[5] and scored a try in their final pool match, a 29–46 defeat to the hosts.[6] He was promoted to the starting lineup for their semifinal match against England — a 31–32 defeat that saw the team eliminated from the Cup competition[7] — and their 3rd-place play-off match against New Zealand, helping them to a 40–30 win.[8]
After the Under-20 competition, Tshakweni joined the Pretoria-based Blue Bulls on a short-term deal for the remainder of the 2018 season,[9] and appeared for the Blue Bulls U21 side in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in his side's 149–13 victory over Eastern Province U21.[10] In November 2018, he returned to Port Elizabeth, where he was drafted into the Southern Kings' Pro14 squad. He was named on the bench for their match against Connacht,[11] and came on as a yellow card replacement in the 35th minute of the match to make his first class debut in a 14–31 defeat.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Alulutho Tshakweni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Squad: Eastern Province". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Moerat to lead Junior Boks to U20 World Champs" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 1, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 10, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 17, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 23, Semi Final". South African Rugby Union. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 29, 3rd Place Play-off". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Papier and Gelant remain part of #BullsFamily" (Press release). Bulls. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "SA Rugby U21 Championship - Match 13, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Isuzu Southern Kings Make Five Changes for Connacht Clash" (Press release). Southern Kings. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Carty's man-of-the-match performance gives Connacht a solid triumph". Guinness Pro14. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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