Gideon Koegelenberg
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Primary sources|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use South African English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
| name = Gideon Koegelenberg
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1994|11|25|df=y}}}}
| birth_place = Wellington, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=2.01}}
| weight = {{convert|122|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Hugenote Hoërskool
| university = {{Rut|Sharks}} Academy
| relatives =
| position = Lock
| currentclub = {{Rut|Benetton}}
| youthyears1 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}
| youthyears2 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| youthyears3 = 2015
| youthclubs3 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}
| years1 = 2013
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}
| apps1 = 1
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2017
| clubs2 = Zebre
| apps2 = 32
| points2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Sharks}}
| apps3 = 7
| points3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}
| apps4 = 8
| points4 = 10
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}
| apps5 = 15
| points5 = 5
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = {{Rut|Rebels}}
| apps6 = 5
| points6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2023
| clubs7 = {{Rut|Kurita Water Gush}}
| apps7 = 16
| points7 = 5
| years8 = 2023–
| clubs8 = {{Rut|Benetton}}
| apps8 =
| points8 =
| amatyears1 = 2014
| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UKZN Impi}}
| amatapps1 = 5
| amatpoints1 = 0
| repyears1 = 2012
| repteam1 = South Africa Schools
| repcaps1 = 2
| reppoints1 = 0
| clubupdate = 17 October 2020
| repupdate = 20 April 2018
}}
Gideon Koegelenberg (born 25 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the {{Rut|Benetton}} in United Rugby Championship. He usually plays as a lock. In the past he also played for Australian Super Rugby franchise {{Rut|Rebels}}.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=52747 | name=Gideon Koegelenberg | date=13 July 2016}}{{cite web | url=https://benettonrugby.it/gideon-koegelenberg-rinforza-la-sala-macchine-dei-leoni/ | title=GIDEON KOEGELENBERG RINFORZA LA SECONDA LINEA DEI LEONI | publisher=Benetton Rugby | date=17 May 2023| access-date=17 May 2023}}
Rugby career
=Youth rugby=
Koegelenberg was born in Wellington and played for the {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}} at youth level. He earned inclusion in the 2012 South Africa Schools squad and made appearances against France{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=113231 | homeid=14841 | awayid=14871 | leagueid=1441 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=17 | awayscore=7 | awayteam=France | matchdate=10 August 2012 | date=12 July 2016}} and England.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=113271 | homeid=14841 | awayid=14851 | leagueid=1441 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=36 | awayscore=29 | awayteam=England | matchdate=18 August 2012 | date=12 July 2016}}
=Sharks / UKZN Impi=
He then joined the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} Academy, where he made a single appearances against former side {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104194 | homeid=11714 | awayid=11704 | leagueid=1164 | hometeam=Sharks XV | homescore=54 | awayscore=24 | awayteam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | matchdate=12 April 2013 | date=12 July 2016}} 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 {{Rut|UKZN Impi}} in the team's title-winning 2015 Varsity Shield season.
=Golden Lions=
Koegelenberg joined the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in 2015, where he made eleven appearances in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, scoring one try against {{Rut|Leopards U21}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=146424 | homeid=27054 | awayid=27034 | leagueid=2544 | hometeam=Leopards U21 | homescore=17 | awayscore=29 | awayteam=Golden Lions U21 | matchdate=24 July 2015 | date=12 July 2016}}
=Zebre=
He then moved to Italy to join Pro12 side Zebre during the 2015–16 season.{{cite press release | url=http://www.zebrerugby.eu/la-seconda-linea-koegelenberg-nuovo-innesto-per-le-zebre-rugby | title=La seconda linea Koegelenberg nuovo innesto nella rosa del XV del Nord-Ovest | publisher=Zebre | date=15 December 2015 | access-date=13 July 2016 | language=it}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.zebrerugby.eu/la-seconda-linea-koegelenberg-nuovo-innesto-per-le-zebre-rugby | title=Player Archive | publisher=Pro12 | date=8 May 2017 | access-date=14 August 2017}}
=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 {{Rut|Sharks}}, signing a two-year deal with the Durban-based franchise in order to play also in the Currie Cup and the {{Rut|Sharks XV}} in the Rugby Challenge.{{cite press release | url=http://sharksrugby.co.za/reinforcement-at-lock | title=Reinforcement at lock | publisher=Sharks | date=18 September 2017 | access-date=18 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918141427/http://sharksrugby.co.za/reinforcement-at-lock | archive-date=18 September 2017 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}
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 {{Rut|Cardiff}}.{{cite news|url=https://benettonrugby.it/umaga-e-glaciale-e-al-debutto-i-leoni-espugnano-cardiff-per-22-23/|title=UMAGA E’ GLACIALE E AL DEBUTTO I LEONI ESPUGNANO CARDIFF PER 22-23|work=Benetton Rugby|date=21 October 2023|access-date=21 October 2023}}
Super Rugby statistics
{{updated|27 May 2020|{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/gideon-koegelenberg-36631.html | title=Player Statistics | work=It's Rugby}}}}
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| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | {{Rut|Sharks}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | {{Rut|Sharks}} | 5 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | {{Rut|Rebels}} | 5 | 2 | 3 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total || 11 || 3 || 8 || 371 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
References
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{{Benetton squad}}
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:People from Wellington, Western Cape
Category:Sharks (Currie Cup) players
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in Italy
Category:Sharks (rugby union) players
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in Australia
Category:Melbourne Rebels players
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
Category:Kurita Water Gush Akishima players