Kwezi Mkhafu

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Kwezi Mkhafu
Personal information
Full name	Kwezilokusa Mkhafu
Born	(1988-06-17) 17 June 1988 Ngcobo
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School(s) attended	Lebogang High School, Welkom
Club information
Playing position	Hooker
Current club	Border Bulldogs
Youth career
2005–08	Griffons
2009	Border Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2010–	Border Bulldogs	70	(30)
Representative team(s)^‡
2013	South Africa President's XV	1	(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 September 2013. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 June 2013.

Kwezi Mkhafu is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Border Bulldogs.^[1] His regular position is hooker or prop.

History

He came through the ranks of the Griffons, playing for them at Under-19 and Under-21 from 2005 to 2008. He then joined the Border Bulldogs, where he made his senior debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup against Eastern Province^[2] and became a first team regular over the next three seasons.

In 2013, Mkhafu joined the Kings training group prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season,^[3] but was later released to the Bulldogs' 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.^[4]

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup^[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.^[6]

He also played Varsity Shield rugby for UFH Blues in 2011.

References

↑ "Player Profile Kwezi Mkhafu". sarugby.net. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
↑ "Border vs Eastern Province". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
↑ Green, Michael (6 February 2013). "Kings trek Luiperd nader vir Leeus-stryd". Volksblad (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
↑ "Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad". Rugby15. Rugby15. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
↑ "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

Squads

v t e Border Bulldogs – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Wesley Cloete Stephan Gerber Anthonie Gronum Alister Keet Gareth Krause Blake Kyd Wayne Lemley Siya Mdaka Sthembiso Mhlongo Kwezi Mkhafu Dean Muir Spanner Pretorius Renier Schoeman Brian Shabangu Shane Spring Matthew Taljaard Nomani Tonga Rynardt van Wyk Did not play: George Fritz Clinton Koen PG Kruger

Backs	Karlo Aspeling Chumani Booi Quinton Crocker Cecil Dumond Niell Jacobs Ruan Jacobs Dwayne Jenner Sino Nyoka Shannon Rick Dale Sabbagh Dillon Smit Chrislyn van Schalkwyk Andrew van Wyk Lolo Waka Did not play: Joe Seerane

Coach	Paul Flanagan

v t e South Africa President's XV – 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Uzair Cassiem Ashton Constant Martin Dreyer Ivann Espag Frank Herne Zandré Jordaan Vincent Koch Kwezi Mkhafu Lubabalo Mtyanda Brian Shabangu Brendon Snyman Eduan van der Walt

Backs	Carl Bezuidenhout Alshaun Bock Ricardo Croy Adriaan Engelbrecht Jacquin Jansen Lucky Kebe Wilmaure Louw Sino Nyoka Trompie Pretorius Rosco Speckman Coenie van Wyk Stefan Watermeyer

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

v t e Border Bulldogs – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Juan Bester Wesley Cloete George Fritz Anthonie Gronum Alister Keet Gareth Krause PG Kruger Blake Kyd Ernst Ladendorf Wayne Lemley Siya Mdaka Kwezi Mkhafu Dean Muir Spanner Pretorius Renier Schoeman Brian Shabangu Shane Spring Nomani Tonga Rynardt van Wyk Did not play: Sinjin Greyvenstein Clinton Koen Sthembiso Mhlongo Matthew Taljaard

Backs	Duane Adams Lukhanyo Am Karlo Aspeling Quinton Crocker Niell Jacobs Ruan Jacobs Shaun Nieuwenhuyzen Sino Nyoka Shannon Rick Dale Sabbagh Joe Seerane Dillon Smit Chrislyn van Schalkwyk Lolo Waka Did not play: Chumani Booi Mario Noordman

Coach	JP Immelman

v t e Border Bulldogs – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Wesley Cloete Samora Fihlani Armon Fourie Anthonie Gronum Imilius Keyser Clinton Koen Gareth Krause Blake Kyd Theunis Lambrechts Siya Mdaka Kwezi Mkhafu Dean Muir Lubabalo Mzwakali Byron Schmidt Renier Schoeman Brian Shabangu Shane Spring Matthew Taljaard Nomani Tonga Ben Venter Marius Visser Did not play: Roy Bursey

Backs	Elandré Basson Logan Basson Chumani Booi Quinton Crocker Ntabeni Dukisa Nathan Fowles Reinhardt Gerber Niell Jacobs Ruan Jacobs Dwayne Jenner Lucky Kebe Louis Kruger Frans Laatz Lesley Luiters Vuyo Mboto Luvuyo Mhlobiso Thembani Mkokeli Jannie Myburgh Sino Nyoka Joe Seerane Chrislyn van Schalkwyk Roallan Webb Did not play: Angus Cleophas Yongama Mkaza

Coach	Paul Flanagan

v t e Border Bulldogs – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Juan Bester FJ Binneman Roy Bursey Samora Fihlani Armon Fourie Anthonie Gronum Clinton Koen Gareth Krause Blake Kyd Kwezi Mkhafu Lubabalo Mzwakali Renier Schoeman Matthew Taljaard Rynardt van Wyk Ben Venter Marius Visser Adam Wessels Did not play: Stephan Deyzel Onke Dubase George Fritz Wayne Lemley Byron Schmidt Shane Spring Nomani Tonga

Backs	Elandré Basson Logan Basson Chumani Booi Ntabeni Dukisa Dwayne Jenner Lucky Kebe Louis Kruger Frans Laatz Lesley Luiters Vuyo Mboto Luvuyo Mhlobiso Thembani Mkokeli Sino Nyoka Quinton Norris Dale Sabbagh Chrislyn van Schalkwyk Arthur Williams Did not play: Maree Kotze Yongama Mkaza Dillon Smit

Coach	André Human

Persondata
Name	Mkhafu, Kwezi
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby player
Date of birth	17 June 1988
Place of birth	Ngcobo, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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