Gideon Koegelenberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 November 1994 Wellington, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Hugenote Hoërskool | ||
| University | Sharks Academy | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Zebre | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sharks | ||
| 2015 | Golden Lions | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014 | UKZN Impi | 5 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013 | Sharks XV | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Zebre | 11 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012 | South Africa Schools | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 13 July 2016. | |||
Gideon Koegelenberg (born 25 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Italian Pro12 club Zebre. He usually plays as a lock.[1]
Rugby career
Youth rugby
Koegelenberg was born in Wellington and played for the Boland Cavaliers at youth level. He earned inclusion in the 2012 South Africa Schools squad and made appearances against France[2] and England.[3]
Sharks / UKZN Impi
He then joined the Sharks Academy, where he made a single appearances against former side Boland Cavaliers.[4] A knee injury hampered his progress at the Durban-based side, ruling him out of the entire 2014 season. He made five appearances for the UKZN Impi in the team's title-winning 2015 Varsity Shield season.
Golden Lions
Koegelenberg joined the Golden Lions in 2015, where he made eleven appearances in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, scoring one try against Leopards U21.[5]
Zebre
He then moved to Italy to join Pro12 side Zebre during the 2015–16 season.[6]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Gideon Koegelenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17-7 France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36-29 England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 54-24 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 17-29 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "La seconda linea Koegelenberg nuovo innesto nella rosa del XV del Nord-Ovest" (Press release) (in Italian). Zebre. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.