Alulutho Tshakweni

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Alulutho Tshakweni
Date of birth (1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth East London, South Africa
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb)
School Hudson Park High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2015–2016 Border Bulldogs
2017 Eastern Province Kings
2018 Blue Bulls
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2020 Southern Kings 14 (0)
2021– Free State Cheetahs 19 (5)
2021– Cheetahs ()
Correct as of 10 July 2022
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 South Africa Under-20 5 (5)
Correct as of 26 November 2018

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Alulutho Tshakweni". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Squad: Eastern Province". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Moerat to lead Junior Boks to U20 World Champs" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 1, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 10, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 17, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 23, Semi Final". South African Rugby Union. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 29, 3rd Place Play-off". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Papier and Gelant remain part of #BullsFamily" (Press release). Bulls. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby U21 Championship - Match 13, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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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