Oupa_Mohojé
Oupa Mohojé
South African rugby union player
Teboho Stephen 'Oupa' Mohojé (born 3 August 1990) is a South African rugby union player for the Cheetahs in the Pro14 and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1] He can play as a flanker or lock.
| Full name | Teboho Stephen Mohojé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | QwaQwa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Louis Botha HTS, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohojé played for the Free State Cheetahs at the 2007 Under-18 Academy Week as well as the 2008 Under-18 Craven Week. He then progressed to the Under-21 side, playing for them in 2010 and 2011.
Mohojé made his first class debut when he had a loan spell at Griffons in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division game against Border Bulldogs.[2]
Mohojé returned to the Free State Cheetahs and made several appearances for them in the 2013 Vodacom Cup.
During his time at the Free State Cheetahs, he also played for university side the UFS Shimlas in the Varsity Cup competitions in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he was voted the "Player That Rocks" for the competition.[3]
Representative rugby
In May 2014, Mohojé was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests.[4]
In 2016, Mohojé was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team[5] and was appointed the captain of the team.[6] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein,[7] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[8] He also started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.[9]
Test Match Record
| Against | Pld | W | D | L | Tri | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
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 Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Oupa Mohojé". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 33–53 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- "Players that Rock 2013 Winners". Varsity Cup. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- "'Oupa' Mohoje named captain of SA 'A' team". South African Rugby Union. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26–29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.