Ronnie Cooke

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Ronnie Cooke
Personal information

Full name	Ronald John Cooke
Born	(1984-04-05) 5 April 1984 Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Occupation	Professional rugby player
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Noord-Kaap
Club information
Playing position	Centre / Wing
Current club	Kings
Youth career
2003–04	Leopards
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2004–05	Leopards	11	(35)
2006–07	Cheetahs	24	(25)
2006–07	Griquas	13	(15)
2007–12	CA Brive	121	(80)
2012–	Grenoble	6	(2)
2013	Kings	17	(10)
2013–	Eastern Province Kings	4	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2005	S.A. Under-21		()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2013. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 November 2012.

Ronnie Cooke is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Kings in Super Rugby. His usual position is centre or wing.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Leopards

He started his career at the Leopards, playing youth rugby for them until making his full debut in 2004. During this time, he was also a member of the S.A. Under-21 team that won the 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship.

Cheetahs and Griquas

He played for the Leopards until the end of 2005, when he joined the Cheetahs Super Rugby team, making several appearances in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Domestically, he played for Griquas in the Currie Cup.

Brive

In October 2007, he joined French Top 14 team CA Brive. He became a regular in the team, making 121 appearances for them between 2007 and 2012 in the Top 14, Heineken Cup and Challenge Cup competitions. He was also named their player of the year in 2008.

Grenoble

After his contract with Brive expired, he joined fellow Top 14 team Grenoble at the start of the 2012–13 Top 14 season as a medical joker, replacing the injured Aaron Bancroft.

Kings

He returned to South Africa to play for the Kings in the 2013 Super Rugby season.^[4]

References

↑ "Player Profile Ronnie Cooke". sarugby.net. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
↑ "World Artists - Ronnie Cooke". World Artists. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
↑ "It's Rugby - Ronnie Cooke". It's Rugby. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
↑ "Cooke Signs With Kings". World Artists. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

Squads

v t e Eastern Province Kings – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Daniel Adongo Tim Agaba Rynier Bernardo Thembelani Bholi Boetie Britz Aidon Davis Dalton Davis Albé de Swardt Charl du Plessis Cornell du Preez Bobby Dyer Jaco Engels Renier Erasmus Samora Fihlani Hannes Franklin Ross Geldenhuys Lizo Gqoboka Marzuq Maarman Thabo Mamojele Mpho Mbiyozo Enoch Mnyaka Kuselo Moyake Darron Nell Brenden Olivier Devin Oosthuizen Pieter Stemmet Steven Sykes Dane van der Westhuyzen Wayne van Heerden Stefan Willemse Stephan Zaayman Did not play: David Bulbring Kevin Buys Zolani Faku Bandise Maku Siya Mangaliso Sphephelo Mayaba Thabiso Mngomezulu Paul Schoeman Wimpie van der Walt Luke Watson Madoda Yako

Backs	Boela Abrahams Eben Barnard Ronnie Cooke Ntabeni Dukisa Wesley Dunlop Siyanda Grey Andile Jho Dwayne Kelly Michael Killian Tiger Mangweni Scott Mathie Hadleigh Parkes Sergeal Petersen Marcello Sampson Brian Skosana Shakes Soyizwapi Wayne Stevens Scott van Breda Marlou van Niekerk Kayle van Zyl Nicolás Vergallo George Whitehead Did not play: Demetri Catrakilis Shane Gates Johan Herbst SP Marais Waylon Murray Norman Nelson Yamkela Ngam Lonwabo Ntleki Andries Strauss Andile Witbooi

Coach	David Maidza

v t e Kings – 2013 Kings Super Rugby Promotion / Relegation

Forwards	David Bulbring Kevin Buys Cornell du Preez Jacques Engelbrecht Schalk Ferreira Hannes Franklin Grant Kemp Bandise Maku Darron Nell Devin Oosthuizen Steven Sykes Wimpie van der Walt Did not play: Charl du Plessis

Backs	Demetri Catrakilis Ronnie Cooke Shane Gates SP Marais Hadleigh Parkes Marcello Sampson Shaun Venter George Whitehead Did not play: Waylon Murray Nicolás Vergallo

Coach	Johan Ackermann

v t e Kings – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Daniel Adongo Rynier Bernardo David Bulbring Kevin Buys Aidon Davis Charl du Plessis Cornell du Preez Jacques Engelbrecht Jaco Engels Schalk Ferreira Hannes Franklin Grant Kemp Virgile Lacombe Tomás Leonardi Bandise Maku Thabo Mamojele Edgar Marutlulle Mpho Mbiyozo Darron Nell Devin Oosthuizen Steven Sykes Wimpie van der Walt Luke Watson

Backs	Demetri Catrakilis Ronnie Cooke Shane Gates Siyanda Grey Johan Herbst Michael Killian SP Marais Waylon Murray Hadleigh Parkes Sergeal Petersen Marcello Sampson Shakes Soyizwapi Andries Strauss Scott van Breda Elric van Vuuren Shaun Venter Nicolás Vergallo George Whitehead

Coach	Matt Sexton

Persondata
Name	Cooke, Ronnie
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby union player
Date of birth	5 April 1984
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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