Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe
Full name Jongikhaya Nokwe
Date of birth 30 December 1981 (1981-12-30) (age 30)
Place of birth Ngxalawe, South Africa
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (190 lb)
School Kwamfundo Secondary
Occupation(s) Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003-2007
2008-2010
2011
2012
Boland Cavaliers
Free State Cheetahs
Griffons
Eastern Province Kings

33
1
0

(125)
(0)
(0)
correct as of 12 November 2011.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006
2008-2010
Stormers
Cheetahs
7
30
(10)
(75)
correct as of 1 September 2008.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008- South Africa 4 (25)[1]
correct as of 1 September 2008.

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe (born 30 December 1981) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Eastern Province Kings. He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition. He has also represented Boland Cavaliers and the Stormers.

Career

Nokwe made his international debut against Argentina on 9 August 2008 and scored a try as the Springboks won 63–9. In only his third game, he became the first Springbok player to score four tries against the Wallabies in a test match in a 53–8 victory in Johannesburg before injuring his leg.

The following year he was selected in the South Africa squad to play the British and Irish Lions and started the final test as the Springboks won the series 2–1.

In 2006 he was named Provincial Sportsman of the Year by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape.

In November 2011, it was announced that he signed for the Eastern Province Kings for 2012.[2]

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