Lungelo Gosa

Last updated

Lungelo Gosa
Date of birth (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth King William's Town, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
School Selborne College, East London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Current team SWD Eagles
Youth career
2011–2013 Border Bulldogs
2015 Golden Lions
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Eastern Province Kings 7 (9)
2017–2019 Leopards 27 (30)
2021 Border Bulldogs 4 (0)
2022– SWD Eagles ()
Correct as of 29 March 2022

Lungelo Gosa (born 31 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Border Bulldogs of the Currie Cup First Division for 2021 season. [1] His regular position is fly-half or fullback.

Contents

Rugby career

2011–2013: Schoolboy rugby

Gosa was born in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape and attended the East London-based Selborne College. He played first team rugby for the school, also captaining the side in 2013. [2] He was selected to represent his local provincial union, the Border Bulldogs twice at schoolboy level; he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011, as well as at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2013, where he scored a try against Namibia [3] and kicked seven points against the Boland Cavaliers. [4]

2014–2016: Sevens / Golden Lions

After high school, Gosa concentrated on playing rugby sevens. He represented the South Africa Sevens Academy team at several international tournaments in 2014, [5] [6] 2015 [7] and 2016 [8] – and was also named in an extended training squad for the team as they prepared for the 2016 Summer Olympics [9] – but failed to break into the national team.

Gosa also returned to the fifteen-man form of the sport towards the end of 2015, making two appearances for the Johannesburg-based Golden Lions's Under-21 team in the Under-21 Provincial Championship.

2016: Eastern Province Kings

In August 2016, Gosa was contracted by the cash-strapped Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division. [10] He made his first class debut by coming on as a replacement in their match against the Boland Cavaliers, scoring his first senior points within ten minutes of his debut by converting a Johann Tromp try. [11] After two more appearances off the bench against the Blue Bulls [12] and Western Province, [13] he made his first senior start as the fly-half in their midweek match against Griquas, kicking seven points in his side's 24–47 defeat. [14] He started as a fullback in their defeat to the Sharks [15] before reverting to the bench for their final two matches in a season that saw the EP Kings fail to win any of their matches to finish bottom of the log. [16]

2017: Leopards

Gosa moved to Potchefstroom to join the Leopards for the 2017 season.

Other sports

In addition to rugby, Gosa also played hockey at high school level [5] and represented Border at cricket at Under-19 level. [17]

Related Research Articles

The 2010 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 16 July through to 15 October 2010. The tournament is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

The 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship will be contested from 13 July to 27 October 2012. The tournament will feature the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.

The 2012 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was contested from 13 July to 27 October 2012. The tournament featured the Under-19 players from the fourteen Currie Cup unions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Botha</span> South African rugby union player

Tom Botha is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Ospreys in Wales for the Welsh Pro14. His regular position is tighthead prop.

In 2013, the Eastern Province Kings in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup.

Dane Robert van der Westhuyzen is a South African professional rugby union player who last played for the Leopards. His regular position is hooker.

Aidon Davis is a South African rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in England's Premiership Rugby. He previously played for the Cheetahs in the Pro14 and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup. His regular position is flanker or number eight.

Thembelani Bholi is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. His regular position is flanker, but he can also play as a lock.

The 2013 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship will be contested from 12 July to 26 October 2013. The tournament will feature the Under-19 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.

Johnathan Charles Francke is a South African rugby union player for Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is outside centre.

The 2014 Currie Cup qualification series was a tournament organised by the South African Rugby Union. It featured seven teams and was played in June and July 2014, with the winner qualifying for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. The remaining six teams played in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

The 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was a competition organised by the South African Rugby Union which featured seven teams and was played between 12 June and 25 July 2015. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the remaining six teams would play in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

Sandile Caleb "Stix" Ngcobo is a professional South African rugby union player, currently the head coach of the South African Sevens team. His regular position is winger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Currie Cup Premier Division</span> Domestic rugby union competition

The 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was the top tier of the second stage of the 2016 Currie Cup, the 78th edition of this annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was played between 5 August and 22 October 2016 and featured nine teams that qualified through the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition.

In 2016, the Eastern Province Kings participated in the Currie Cup competition. The Eastern Province U21 team played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Mihlali Mpafi is a South African rugby union player for the Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is hooker.

Stephanus Petrus Wessels is a South African rugby union player, who last played with the SWD Eagles. He plays as a loosehead prop.

Henry Brandon Brown is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. His regular position is flanker and he can also play as a lock.

Barend Jackobus Potgieter is a South African rugby union player for the Griffons in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is a loosehead prop, but he can also play as a flanker.

Hendrik Grobbelaar is a South African professional rugby union player, who most recently played with the Eastern Province Kings. His regular position is flanker or number eight.

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lungelo Gosa". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Captain's profile: Lungelo Gosa". Rugby365. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 38–20 Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland 19–37 Border". South African Rugby Union. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Lungelo Gosa". Union Sports Magazine. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "12 Academy Players Named for 7's Tournament". Youth Sports Network. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pair set to fly province's flag in Sevens tournament in Europe". Dispatch Live. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kok, Gelant make late Olympic bid". IOL. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Springbok Sevens bring the heat". South African Rugby Union. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ferreira leads Kings into battle". Rugby365. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 10–28 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 49–35 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 6–36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 47–24 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 53–0 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Lungelo Gosa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.