Date of birth | 25 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wellington, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hugenote Hoërskool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Sharks Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gideon Koegelenberg (born 25 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Benetton in United Rugby Championship. He usually plays as a lock. In the past he also played for Australian Super Rugby franchise Rebels. [1] [2]
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 [3] and England. [4]
He then joined the Sharks Academy, where he made a single appearances against former side Boland Cavaliers. [5] 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.
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. [6]
He then moved to Italy to join Pro12 side Zebre during the 2015–16 season. [7] He played five matches during the 2015–16 season, and a further 12 in the 2016–17 season, starting nine matches and receiving three yellow cards. [8]
At the end of the 2017 season, Koegelenberg left Zebre to return to South Africa, and to former Super Rugby side the Sharks, signing a two-year deal with the Durban-based franchise in order to play also in the Currie Cup and the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge. [9]
Koegelenberg signed for Benetton Rugby in May 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Cardiff. [10]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2018 | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Sharks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Rebels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 3 | 8 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date of birth | 25 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wellington, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hugenote Hoërskool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Sharks Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gideon Koegelenberg (born 25 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Benetton in United Rugby Championship. He usually plays as a lock. In the past he also played for Australian Super Rugby franchise Rebels. [1] [2]
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 [3] and England. [4]
He then joined the Sharks Academy, where he made a single appearances against former side Boland Cavaliers. [5] 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.
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. [6]
He then moved to Italy to join Pro12 side Zebre during the 2015–16 season. [7] He played five matches during the 2015–16 season, and a further 12 in the 2016–17 season, starting nine matches and receiving three yellow cards. [8]
At the end of the 2017 season, Koegelenberg left Zebre to return to South Africa, and to former Super Rugby side the Sharks, signing a two-year deal with the Durban-based franchise in order to play also in the Currie Cup and the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge. [9]
Koegelenberg signed for Benetton Rugby in May 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Cardiff. [10]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2018 | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Sharks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Rebels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 3 | 8 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |