Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Full name	Jongikhaya Lutric Nokwe
Born	(1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 43) Ngxalawe, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School	Kwamfundo Secondary
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 College Rovers 8 (30) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2007 Boland Cavaliers 55 (165) 2006 Stormers 6 (10) 2008–2010 Cheetahs 30 (75) 2008–2010 Free State Cheetahs 36 (130) 2011 → Griffons 1 (0) 2012 Eastern Province Kings 6 (15) 2013 Falcons 14 (30) 2014 Sharks (rugby union) 1 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2005 South Africa Under-20 2008–2009 South Africa 4 (25) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2004 South Africa 7s 2

Jongikhaya Lutric Nokwe (born 30 December 1981) is a South African former rugby union player who played as a winger. ^[1]

He is a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition. He has also represented Boland Cavaliers and the Stormers, as well as the Eastern Province Kings, Falcons and the Sharks.

Playing career

Nokwe made his international debut against Argentina on 9 August 2008 and scored a try as the Springboks won 63–9. In only his third game, he became the first Springbok player to score four tries against the Wallabies in a test match in a 53–8 victory at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg before injuring his leg. ^{[2] [3]}

The following year he was selected in the South Africa squad to play the British and Irish Lions and started the final test as the Springboks won the series 2–1.

In 2005 Nokwe was named South African Young Player of the Year ahead of future Springboks Morné Steyn, Wynand Olivier, Ruan Pienaar and JP Pietersen. ^[4]

In 2006 he was named Provincial Sportsman of the Year by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape. ^[1]

In November 2011, it was announced that he signed for the Eastern Province Kings for 2012. ^[5]

He was released after just one season and signed for the Falcons for 2013, ^[6] before joining Durban-based club side College Rovers before the 2014 SARU Community Cup. ^[7]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	Argentina	63–9	Wing	1	9 Aug 2008	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	Australia	15–27	Wing		23 Aug 2008	Kings Park, Durban
3.	Australia	53–8	Wing	4	30 Aug 2008	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4.	British and Irish Lions	9–28	Wing		4 Jul 2009	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Coaching career

After his retirement, Nokwe started coaching and he was appointed assistant coach of the Western Province women team. ^{[8] [3]} During September 2017, Nokwe was appointed coach of the SA Select Women's Sevens team for the Hokkaido Invitational Sevens in Japan. ^[9]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 767

References

1. "Jongi Nokwe | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
2. Grieb, Eddie; Heath, Duane (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 179. ISBN   978-0620692908. OCLC   957740131.
3. "What ever happened to four-try Johannesburg hero Jongi Nokwe?". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
4. Grieb, Eddie; Heath, Duane (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 24. ISBN   978-0620692908. OCLC   957740131.
5. Thormählen, Jóhann (21 November 2011). "Nokwe kry Kings-kontrak". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
6. Anticevich, Annalie (28 January 2013). "Valke sign up ex-Springbok". Look Local Kempton Park. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
7. "New Chairman For 2014". College Rovers. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
8. "System is working for unbeaten DHL WP Women". WP Rugby. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
9. "Ex-Bok Nokwe to coach women's sevens team". Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

External links

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jongi Nokwe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.