Gideon Koegelenberg
South African rugby union player
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Gideon Koegelenberg (born 25 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Mitsubishi Dynaboars. He usually plays as a lock. In the past he also played for Australian Super Rugby franchise Rebels and for the Benetton in United Rugby Championship.[1]
| Born | 25 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hugenote Hoërskool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] 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.[7]
Return to Sharks
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.[8]
Benetton
Koegelenberg signed for Benetton Rugby in May 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship.[9] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Cardiff.[10] He played with Benetton in the United Rugby Championship until 2025.[11]