Joseph Dweba

Joseph Dweba
Personal information
Born (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995
Carletonville, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended Hoërskool Florida, Roodepoort
Club information
Playing position Hooker
Current club Free State Cheetahs / Cheetahs
Youth career
2011–13 Golden Lions
2014– Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2015 Bloemfontein Crusaders 1 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2015– Free State Cheetahs 4 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2013 S.A. Schools 3 (0)
2014– S.A. Under-20 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 June 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 22 June 2015.

Joseph Dweba (born 25 October 1995 in Carletonville, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Currie Cup rugby with the Free State Cheetahs and Super Rugby with the Cheetahs.[1] His regular position is hooker.

Career

Golden Lions / South African Schools

His first provincial representation came during in 2011, when he was selected for the Golden Lions Under-16 side that played at the Grant Khomo Week competition.

He also represented the Golden Lions two years later, this time in the premier South African high school rugby union competition, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Polokwane. He appeared in all three of their matches, including the 29–45 defeat in the unofficial final against Western Province.[2] His performance led to his inclusion in the South African Schools side and he made appearances for them in wins against England,[3] France[4] and Wales[5] in August 2013.

Free State Cheetahs / South Africa Under-20

For the 2014 season, Dweba made the move to Bloemfontein to join the Free State Cheetahs. He remained in the thoughts of the national selectors and was called up into the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship held in New Zealand in June 2014. He came on as a replacement in their second Pool C match against hosts New Zealand, helping them to a 33–24 victory.[6] He was an unused replacement for final pool match against Samoa[7] and in their 32–25 semi-final win against New Zealand.[8] He played off the bench in the final against England, coming on just after half time, but could not prevent South Africa losing the match 20–21 to finish as runners-up in the competition.[9] He returned to domestic action in the latter half of 2014, making two appearances for the Free State U19 side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

After playing a single match for club side Bloemfontein Crusaders in the 2015 SARU Community Cup, Dweba was included in the Free State XV that competed in the 2015 Vodacom Cup. He made his provincial first class debut by starting their opening match of the season against SWD Eagles, but ended on the losing side as SWD Ran out 17–33 winners.[10] He made a further three appearances off the bench as the Free State XV finished the group stage in third place in the Southern Section before losing 21–44 to the Blue Bulls in the quarter finals.[11]

He was included in a 37-man training squad for the South African Under-20 team[12] and started a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015.[13] He was included in the squad that toured Argentina in May 2015;[14] he started their first match, a 25–22 win for South Africa,[15] and came on as a replacement in their second match, scoring a try five minutes from time in a 39–28 victory.[16]

Upon the team's return, he was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[17] He was an unused replacement in their first match of the competition, a 33–5 win against hosts Italy,[18] but started their remaining two matches in Pool B; a 40–8 win against Samoa[19] and a 46–13 win over Australia[20] to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Dweba started their semi-final match against England, but could not prevent them losing 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession[21] and played off the bench in their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Joseph Dweba". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Western Province vs Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs England". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs France". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: New Zealand vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Samoa vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: England vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Junior Bok training squad confirmed". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Italy U20 vs South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Match Breakdown: France U20 vs South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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