Gideon Koegelenberg

Gideon Koegelenberg
Personal information
Born (1994-11-25) 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.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps 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

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Gideon Koegelenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17-7 France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36-29 England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 54-24 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 17-29 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. "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.
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