Khwezi Mkhafu
{{short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Khwezi Mkhafu
| image = Kwezi Mkhafu.jpg
| fullname = Khwezilokusa Mkhafu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ngcobo
| height = {{height|m=1.77}}
| weight = {{cvt|97|kg|lb stlb}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Lebogang High School, Welkom
| university =
| relatives =
| position = Hooker
| currentclub = Griffons (rugby union)
| youthyears1 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Griffons}}
| youthyears2 = 2009
| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}
| years1 = 2010–2013
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}
| apps1 = 70
| points1 = 30
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}
| apps2 = 18
| points2 = 5
| years3 = 2015–2017
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Griffons}}
| apps3 = 54
| points3 = 35
| years4 = 2018–2020
| clubs4 = {{Rut|Griquas}}
| apps4 = 24
| points4 = 20
| years5 = 2021
| clubs5 = {{Rut|Griffons}}
| apps5 = 7
| points5 = 5
| repyears1 = 2013
| repteam1 = South Africa President's XV
| repcaps1 = 2
| reppoints1 = 5
| clubupdate = 27 March 2022
| repupdate = 17 June 2013
}}
Khwezilokusa Mkhafu is a South African rugby union player for the Griffons (rugby union) in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=39274 | name=Khwezi Mkhafu | date=1 June 2016}} His regular position is hooker or prop.
Career
He came through the ranks of the {{Rut|Griffons}}, playing for them at Under-19 and Under-21 from 2005 to 2008. He then joined the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}, where he made his senior debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup against {{Rut|Eastern Province}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=18844 | homeid=7981 | awayid=7982 | leagueid=765 | hometeam=Border | homescore=32 | awayscore=34 | awayteam=Eastern Province | matchdate=6 March 2010 | date=27 July 2016}} and became a first team regular over the next three seasons.
In 2013, Mkhafu joined the {{Rut|Southern Kings}} training group prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season,{{cite web | url=http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2013/02/06/OS/19/mgkoning-VB.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130403130156/http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2013/02/06/OS/19/mgkoning-VB.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 April 2013 | title=Kings trek Luiperd nader vir Leeus-stryd | publisher=Media24 | work=Volksblad | date=6 February 2013 | access-date=6 February 2013 | author=Green, Michael | language=af }} but was later released to the Bulldogs' 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.{{cite web | url=https://www.rugby15.co.za/southern-kings-name-reduced-35-man-super-rugby-squad/ | title=Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad | work=Rugby15 | date=12 February 2013 | access-date=12 February 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215064310/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2013/02/southern-kings-name-reduced-35-man-super-rugby-squad/ | archive-date=15 February 2013 }}
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup{{SA Rugby Article | id=1931694 | leagueid=1334 | title=SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup | date=17 May 2013 | access-date=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607191225/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 June 2016}} and won the tournament after winning all three matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2067589.html |title=SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup |work=IRB |date=16 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619064230/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid%3D2067589.html |archive-date=19 June 2013 }}
He also played Varsity Shield rugby for {{Rut|UFH Blues}} in 2011.