Jongi Nokwe

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Jongi Nokwe
Full nameJongikhaya Lutric Nokwe
Date of birth (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Ngxalawe, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School Kwamfundo Secondary
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 College Rovers 8 (30)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(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 (Currie Cup) 1 (5)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–2005 South Africa Under-20
2008–2009 South Africa 4 (25)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2004 South Africa 2

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

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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.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 63–9 Wing 19 Aug 2008 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15–27Wing23 Aug 2008 Kings Park, Durban
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 53–8Wing430 Aug 2008Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4.British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British and Irish Lions 9–28Wing4 Jul 2009Ellis 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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jongi Nokwe | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  2. ↑ Grieb, Eddie; Heath, Duane (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 179. ISBN   978-0620692908. OCLC   957740131.
  3. 1 2 "What ever happened to four-try Johannesburg hero Jongi Nokwe?". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  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. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  9. ↑ "Ex-Bok Nokwe to coach women's sevens team". Sport. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
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