Lindokuhle Welemu

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Lindokuhle Welemu
Date of birth (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth East London
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
SchoolCambridge High School, East London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Griffons (rugby union)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2017 Border Bulldogs 55 (15)
2017–2018 Southern Kings 8 (5)
2018–2019 Eastern Province Elephants 13 (10)
2021 Griffons 5 (10)
2021– Oloron 17 (15)
Correct as of 27 March 2022

Lindokuhle Welemu (born 29 April 1991 in South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Griffons (rugby union) in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is lock.

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Career

Border Bulldogs

Welemu was one of several amateur club players brought into the Border Bulldogs provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt. [2] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut in their Round Three match against Kenyan invitational side Simba XV, helping the Border Bulldogs to an 18–17 win, their only victory of the competition. [3] He started three more matches and also came on as a substitute in their match against Boland Cavaliers as the Border Bulldogs finished bottom of the log.

Welemu was retained for their 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign and he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition in their opening-day 5–52 defeat to Griquas. [4] He made his first Currie Cup start in their next match against the Boland Cavaliers [5] and made a further three appearances from the bench, but the Border Bulldogs lost all six of their matches to qualify to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. Welemu made one appearance off the bench in the First Division in a 6–27 defeat to the Boland Cavaliers [6] as the Bulldogs finished bottom of the log with a single win all season.

Welemu returned in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, coming on as a reserve in their opening match of the season against the Sharks XV. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lindokuhle Welemu". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bankrupt BRFU can't pay staff". Daily Dispatch. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 18–17 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 52–5 Border". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 12–37 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 27–6 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 53–0 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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