Thabo Mamojele

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Thabo Mamojele
Date of birth (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Witbank, South Africa
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
School Patriot High School, Witbank
UniversitySharks Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock
Youth career
2004–2005 Pumas
2006–2007 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2011 NWU Pukke 6 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 Natal Wildebeest 2 (10)
2008 Falcons 5 (0)
2009–2011 Leopards 16 (0)
2012 Eastern Province Kings 16 (10)
2013 Southern Kings 1 (0)
2014 Golden Lions XV 5 (0)
2014–2015 Montauban 4 (0)
2016–2017 Falcons 15 (10)
Correct as of 2 June 2018

Thabo Mamojele (born 29 July 1986) is a South African rugby union player who last played as a flanker or lock with Currie Cup side the Falcons. [1]

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Career

He was born in Witbank and came through the youth ranks of his local team, the Pumas until he moved to the rugby academy of the Sharks in 2006. He played two games in 2007 for their Vodacom Cup side, the Natal Wildebeest, but failed to make the breakthrough to the first team.

He had a short spell at the Falcons for the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division, before joining the Leopards in 2009. He played for them for three seasons and also represented the NWU Pukke in the Varsity Cup in 2009 and 2010.

In 2012, he joined the Eastern Province Kings. [2]

2013 Kings Super Rugby season

He was named in the Southern Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad. [3] However, he did make his debut for the Southern Kings when he came on as a substitute for their final Super Rugby match of the regular 2013 Super Rugby season against the Sharks. [4]

Golden Lions

He joined the Golden Lions for the 2014 season, [5] but he was only in Johannesburg for a short spell before moving to French side Montauban. [6]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Thabo Mamojele". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "Sexton hopeful for Kings". Sport24. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. "Southern Kings Team announced to play The Sharks". Rugby15. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. "Pumas teken 'n King". SupaRugby. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. "Thabo Mamojele, entre puissance et vitesse" (in French). La Depeche. Retrieved 11 November 2014.