Thembani Mkokeli

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Thembani Mkokeli
Personal information
Full name Thembani Moeren Mkokeli
Born (1984-03-12) 12 March 1984 (age 40)
East London, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended Msobomvu High School, Butterworth
University Damelin College
Club information
Playing position Fly-half / Fullback
Current club Border Bulldogs
Youth career
2000–04 Border Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2003– Border Bulldogs 117 (93)
Representative team(s)
2001–02 S.A. Schools ()
2003 S.A. Under-19 ()

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 October 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 10 May 2015.

Thembani Moeren Mkokeli (born (1984-03-12)12 March 1984 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Border Bulldogs.[1] He is a utility back that predominantly play as a fly-half or fullback, but also occasionally as a winger or centre.

Career

Youth

Mkokeli played for the Border Bulldogs side at the 2000 Under-18 Craven Week tournament in Port Elizabeth.[2] He played for the Border U19 side in 2001 (as a 17-year-old) and 2002 and earned a call-up to the South African Schools sides in the same seasons.[3] In 2002, he was also named in the South African Under-19 side that played in the 2002 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Italy[4] and was once again included in the team for the 2003 tournament in Paris,[5] from which the team returned victorious, their first win since 1994.[6]

Border Bulldogs

Upon his return from the Under-19 Rugby World Championship, Mkokeli was also included in the senior squad for the first time and made his first team debut in the 2003 Currie Cup against the Leopards in Potchefstroom.[7] He quickly established himself as a regular for the Bulldogs and became a regular fixture in the Border Bulldogs side over the next decade.

During the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series, Mkokeli reached a personal milestone by playing in his hundredth first class match for the Border Bulldogs.[8]

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