Wesley Cloete

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Wesley Cloete
Full nameWesley Wyndham Cloete
Date of birth (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth East London, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
School Selborne College
University University of Fort Hare
Notable relative(s) Chris Cloete (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Youth career
2008–2011 Border Bulldogs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2014 Border Bulldogs 34 (0)
2014 Falcons 5 (0)
2014 → Griquas 1 (0)
Correct as of 11 October 2014

Wesley Wyndham Cloete (born 8 February 1990) is a South African rugby union player. [1] His regular position is prop.

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Career

Youth

He went to school at Selborne College in East London and played for the Border Bulldogs at the 2008 Craven Week tournament and later represented them in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition. He played in five of their matches in that competition, which saw the team win the Division B final and the promotion play-off which saw them promoted to Division A.

Border Bulldogs

His senior debut for the Border Bulldogs senior side came in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season, when he started as the tighthead prop in the team's 11–33 defeat to the Falcons, [2] before quickly establishing himself as a first team regular during the 2012 Currie Cup First Division and 2013 Vodacom Cup seasons.

Falcons

In 2014, Cloete moved to Gauteng, where he made five appearances in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition for the Falcons. He also played some club rugby for UP Tuks in the Carlton League. [3]

Griquas

He then started training with Kimberley-based side Griquas during their 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign. [4] He was named on the bench for their final match of the season against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria and made a single appearance for Griquas. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Wesley Cloete". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 11–33 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Police too strong for Oostelikes". Blue Bulls. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Griekwas wil diepte verbeter" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Griquas limp into final round". Rugby365. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.


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