Monde Hadebe

Hadebe attended Westville Boys' High School and was selected to represent his local provincial union, KwaZulu-Natal at several youth tournaments. He represented them at Under-16 level at the Grant Khomo Week in 2006 and at the Under-18 Craven Week – the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa – in both 2007 and 2008. In 2008, he was also included in a South African Under-18 southern elite squad after the tournament.{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2008/07/16/B1/17/kort15.html | title=Kortsport | publisher=Beeld | date=16 July 2008 | access-date=17 June 2014 | language=af | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082708/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2008/07/16/B1/17/kort15.html | archive-date=19 August 2014 | df=dmy-all }}

After finishing school, Hadebe joined the {{Rut|Sharks}} Academy and he made six appearances for the {{Rut|Sharks U19}} side during the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Hadebe was included in the South African Under-20 squad that played at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship held in Argentina. He started in all three of their matches in Pool C of the competition; a 40–14 victory over Tonga{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19275 | homeid=8283 | awayid=8284 | leagueid=788 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=40 | awayscore=14 | awayteam=Tonga | matchdate=5 June 2010 | date=20 May 2016}} in the opening match was followed by a 73–0 victory over Scotland,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19278 | homeid=8283 | awayid=8282 | leagueid=788 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=73 | awayscore=0 | awayteam=Scotland | matchdate=9 June 2010 | date=20 May 2016}} before South Africa suffered their first ever pool stage defeat in the history of the competition, losing 35–42 to Australia.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19280 | homeid=8283 | awayid=8281 | leagueid=788 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=35 | awayscore=42 | awayteam=Australia | matchdate=13 June 2010 | date=20 May 2016}} Although finishing in second position in the pool, they still qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of having the best record of the second-placed teams across the three pools. Hadebe started their semi-final match as they were eliminated 7–36 by New Zealand,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19317 | homeid=8273 | awayid=8283 | leagueid=788 | hometeam=New Zealand | homescore=36 | awayscore=7 | awayteam=South Africa | matchdate=17 June 2010 | date=20 May 2016}} and also in the third-place play-off, as South Africa beat England 27–22 to secure third position in the competition.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19365 | homeid=8278 | awayid=8283 | leagueid=788 | hometeam=England | homescore=22 | awayscore=27 | awayteam=South Africa | matchdate=21 June 2010 | date=20 May 2016}} Upon the team's return to South Africa, Hadebe made four appearances for the {{Rut|Sharks U21}} side during the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

Hadebe was included for the {{Rut|Sharks XV}} squad that took part in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition. He was named on the replacement bench for their opening match of the competition against the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}, but failed to make an appearance in his side's 30–19 victory.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19910 | homeid=8466 | awayid=8471 | leagueid=802 | hometeam=Sharks XV | homescore=30 | awayscore=19 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=26 February 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} A week later, he did make his first class debut, playing off the bench in a 25–5 victory over Namibian side the {{Rut|Welwitschias}} in Windhoek.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=19905 | homeid=8476 | awayid=8466 | leagueid=802 | hometeam=Welwitschias | homescore=5 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=Sharks XV | matchdate=5 March 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} He was used as a replacement in their regular season matches against the {{Rut|Falcons}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20057 | homeid=8466 | awayid=8472 | leagueid=802 | hometeam=Sharks XV | homescore=67 | awayscore=26 | awayteam=Valke | matchdate=12 March 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} and the {{Rut|Golden Lions}},{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20061 | homeid=8470 | awayid=8466 | leagueid=802 | hometeam=MTN Golden Lions | homescore=23 | awayscore=15 | awayteam=Sharks XV | matchdate=19 March 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} helping the Sharks XV finish in third place on the Southern Section log to secure a quarter final spot. He didn't feature in their victory over {{Rut|Western Province}} in the quarter-final,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20541 | homeid=8462 | awayid=8466 | leagueid=802 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=19 | awayscore=21 | awayteam=Sharks XV | matchdate=30 April 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} but made his fourth appearance of the campaign in their semi-final match against Argentine side {{Rut|Pampas XV}} in Potchefstroom. He couldn't prevent the Sharks XV from losing the match 26–41 to be eliminated from the competition by the eventual champions.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20543 | homeid=8474 | awayid=8466 | leagueid=802 | hometeam=Pampas XV | homescore=41 | awayscore=26 | awayteam=Sharks XV | matchdate=6 May 2011 | date=20 May 2016}}

In the second half of the year, Hadebe played for and captained the {{Rut|Sharks U21}} side during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored tries in their matches against the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U21}}s{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20230 | homeid=8562 | awayid=8564 | leagueid=811 | hometeam=Sharks | homescore=18 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=16 July 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} and the {{Rut|Falcons U21}}s{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20233 | homeid=8556 | awayid=8562 | leagueid=811 | hometeam=Valke | homescore=23 | awayscore=68 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=23 July 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} as his side won nine out of their twelve matches during the regular season, finishing in second position on the log. Hadebe also helped the team beat the {{Rut|Western Province U21}}s in the semi-final,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=102801 | homeid=8572 | awayid=8562 | leagueid=811 | hometeam=Western Province | homescore=12 | awayscore=19 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=21 October 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} but they fell short in the final, losing 30–46 to the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U21}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=102641 | homeid=8564 | awayid=8562 | leagueid=811 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=46 | awayscore=30 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=29 October 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} During the Under-21 Provincial Championship, he was also called up into the senior team that played in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his Currie Cup debut when he played off the bench in the 64th minute of their 29–18 victory over {{Rut|Griquas}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20180 | homeid=8541 | awayid=8538 | leagueid=809 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=29 | awayscore=18 | awayteam=GWK Griquas | matchdate=23 September 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} He was an unused replacement the following week against {{Rut|Western Province}},{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20183 | homeid=8541 | awayid=8537 | leagueid=809 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=10 | awayscore=15 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=1 October 2011 | date=20 May 2016}} but made one further appearance against the {{Rut|Leopards}} in Rustenburg.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20185 | homeid=8540 | awayid=8541 | leagueid=809 | hometeam=Platinum Leopards | homescore=14 | awayscore=41 | awayteam=The Sharks | matchdate=8 October 2011 | date=20 May 2016}}

After six substitute appearances in 2011, Hadebe made his first start for the Sharks XV during the 2012 Vodacom Cup in their opening-day 42–0 victory over the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103651 | homeid=11461 | awayid=11471 | leagueid=1211 | hometeam=Border Bulldogs | homescore=0 | awayscore=42 | awayteam=Sharks XV | matchdate=9 March 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} He appeared in all seven of their matches during the regular season – four starts and three appearances from the bench – as the Sharks XV finished in second position in the Southern Section of the competition. He was named on the bench for their quarter final match against the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}, but didn't see any game time as the side from Pretoria won 37–36 to eliminate them from the competition.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=111411 | homeid=11471 | awayid=11341 | leagueid=1211 | hometeam=Sharks XV | homescore=36 | awayscore=37 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=5 May 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} He made seven appearances for the Sharks during the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division; after playing off the bench against {{Rut|Western Province}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104181 | homeid=11531 | awayid=11541 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=23 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=The Sharks | matchdate=11 August 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} and the {{Rut|Golden Lions}},{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104201 | homeid=11541 | awayid=11511 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=30 | awayscore=14 | awayteam=MTN Golden Lions | matchdate=18 August 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} he started his first match in the Currie Cup competition, in a 31–42 defeat to the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} in Pretoria.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104251 | homeid=11551 | awayid=11541 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=42 | awayscore=31 | awayteam=The Sharks | matchdate=25 August 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} Starts against the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104271 | homeid=11541 | awayid=11521 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=34 | awayscore=32 | awayteam=Toyota Free State Cheetahs | matchdate=1 September 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} and {{Rut|Griquas}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104311 | homeid=11561 | awayid=11541 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=GWK Griquas | homescore=22 | awayscore=15 | awayteam=The Sharks | matchdate=8 September 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} followed, and substitute appearances against Western Province{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104331 | homeid=11541 | awayid=11531 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=43 | awayscore=27 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=15 September 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} and the Golden Lions.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=106581 | homeid=12091 | awayid=12151 | leagueid=1261 | hometeam=MTN Golden Lions | homescore=32 | awayscore=31 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=22 September 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} The Sharks finished top of the log, but Hadebe missed out on the play-off rounds, as a 20–3 victory over the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} secured them a place in the final,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104481 | homeid=11541 | awayid=11551 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=20 | awayscore=3 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=20 October 2012 | date=20 May 2016}} only to lose at the final hurdle to Western Province, going down 18–25 in Durban.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104501 | homeid=11541 | awayid=11531 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=18 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=27 October 2012 | date=20 May 2016}}

Hadebe was the first choice hooker for the Sharks XV during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, starting all eight of their matches. They finished top of the Southern Section log, but crashed out as the quarter-final stage as they lost to the Golden Lions.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104374 | homeid=11714 | awayid=11684 | leagueid=1164 | hometeam=Sharks XV | homescore=25 | awayscore=42 | awayteam=MTN Golden Lions | matchdate=3 May 2013 | date=20 May 2016}} As soon as the tournament finished, Hadebe joined the {{Rut|Sharks}} Super Rugby squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, linking up with the team during their tour of Australia. He was named on the bench in their matches against the {{Rut|Reds}} in Brisbane,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=114341 | homeid=15131 | awayid=15221 | leagueid=1491 | hometeam=Reds | homescore=32 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=10 May 2013 | date=20 May 2016}} the {{Rut|Force}} in Perth{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=114411 | homeid=15111 | awayid=15221 | leagueid=1491 | hometeam=Force | homescore=13 | awayscore=23 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=17 May 2013 | date=20 May 2016}} and the {{Rut|Bulls}} upon their return to South Africa,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=114531 | homeid=15221 | awayid=15161 | leagueid=1491 | hometeam=Sharks | homescore=16 | awayscore=18 | awayteam=Bulls | matchdate=25 May 2013 | date=20 May 2016}} but failed to appear in any of those matches. He was also restricted to just four appearances – all of those as a replacement – for the Sharks during the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division. It was a successful season for the team, however, as they won their seventh Currie Cup competition, beating Western Province 33–19 in the final.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=107254 | homeid=12614 | awayid=12644 | leagueid=1294 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=19 | awayscore=33 | awayteam=The Sharks | matchdate=26 October 2013 | date=20 May 2016}}

Hadebe again appeared in all of the Sharks XV's matches in the Vodacom Cup competition in 2014. Their Round Four match against the {{Rut|SWD Eagles}} saw Hadebe score the first senior try of his career in a 27–10 victory,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118014 | homeid=17584 | awayid=17594 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks XV | homescore=27 | awayscore=10 | awayteam=SWD Eagles | matchdate=29 March 2014 | date=20 May 2016}} and the Sharks XV again finished top of the Southern Section log. For the second season in a row they lost in the quarter-finals, with the Golden Lions eliminating them at this stage for the second season in a row.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118294 | homeid=17584 | awayid=17474 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks XV | homescore=20 | awayscore=27 | awayteam=Golden Lions | matchdate=2 May 2014 | date=20 May 2016}} Hadebe didn't feature for the Super Rugby side at all, but made four appearances in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. He came on as a replacement against the {{Rut|Pumas}} in their second match of the season, scoring his first ever Currie Cup try in the final minutes of a 34–17 victory.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=119674 | homeid=18154 | awayid=18134 | leagueid=1784 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks | homescore=34 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Steval Pumas | matchdate=15 August 2014 | date=20 May 2016}} He was an unused replacement in three matches, but came on against the Golden Lions in their penultimate match in the regular season{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=119944 | homeid=18154 | awayid=18104 | leagueid=1784 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks | homescore=26 | awayscore=23 | awayteam=Xerox Golden Lions | matchdate=3 October 2014 | date=20 May 2016}} and starting their final match against Western Province{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=119984 | homeid=18124 | awayid=18154 | leagueid=1784 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=20 | awayscore=28 | awayteam=Cell C Sharks | matchdate=11 October 2014 | date=20 May 2016}} as the Sharks qualified for the semi-finals after finishing in third position. Hadebe came on as a replacement in their semi-final against the Golden Lions, but could not prevent the side from Johannesburg easily winning the match 50–20.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=120024 | homeid=18104 | awayid=18154 | leagueid=1784 | hometeam=Xerox Golden Lions | homescore=50 | awayscore=20 | awayteam=Cell C Sharks | matchdate=18 October 2014 | date=20 May 2016}}

Hadebe returned to Super Rugby action in 2015; he wasn't used in their match against the {{Rut|Cheetahs}},{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=135704 | homeid=23234 | awayid=23244 | leagueid=2174 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks | homescore=29 | awayscore=35 | awayteam=Toyota Cheetahs | matchdate=14 February 2015 | date=20 May 2016}} but did appear in matches against the {{Rut|Force}},{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=136114 | homeid=23234 | awayid=23354 | leagueid=2174 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks | homescore=15 | awayscore=9 | awayteam=Force | matchdate=28 March 2015 | date=20 May 2016}} {{Rut|Lions}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=136244 | homeid=23264 | awayid=23234 | leagueid=2174 | hometeam=Emirates Lions | homescore=23 | awayscore=21 | awayteam=Cell C Sharks | matchdate=11 April 2015 | date=20 May 2016}} and the {{Rut|Bulls}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=136304 | homeid=23234 | awayid=23254 | leagueid=2174 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks | homescore=10 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Vodacom Bulls | matchdate=18 April 2015 | date=20 May 2016}} In addition, he also made four starts for the Sharks XV in the 2015 Vodacom Cup. He was the most-used hooker for the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} during the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, starting six of their ten matches, and coming on as a replacement in a further two matches.

In November 2015, Hadebe was named in the Sharks training squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season,{{cite press release | url=http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/index.php/component/articles/?view=article&id=2843020 | title=Training squad announcement | publisher=Sharks | date=19 November 2015 | access-date=19 November 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119225214/http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/index.php/component/articles/?view=article&id=2843020 | archive-date=19 November 2015 | df=dmy-all }} but then joined the Port Elizabeth-based {{Rut|Southern Kings}} outfit for a trial period as they prepared for the Super Rugby season.{{cite press release | url=http://www.eprugby.co.za/new-recruits-as-southern-kings-2016-season-starts/ | title=New recruits as Southern Kings 2016 season starts | publisher=Eastern Province Kings | date=4 January 2016 | access-date=5 January 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128225943/http://www.eprugby.co.za/new-recruits-as-southern-kings-2016-season-starts/ | archive-date=28 January 2016 | df=dmy-all }} However, he picked up an injury during training and returned to the Durban-based side.{{cite press release | url=http://www.eprugby.co.za/more-players-join-the-ranks-of-the-southern-kings-squad/ | title=More players join the ranks of the Southern Kings squad | publisher=Eastern Province Kings | date=22 January 2016 | access-date=22 January 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129012942/http://www.eprugby.co.za/more-players-join-the-ranks-of-the-southern-kings-squad/ | archive-date=29 January 2016 | df=dmy-all }}

In July 2016, it was revealed that Hadebe received a four-year ban from the sport after failing a drugs test,{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/another-sharks-hooker-in-doping-ban-20160720 | title=Another Sharks hooker in doping ban | work=Sport24 | date=20 July 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720114332/http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/another-sharks-hooker-in-doping-ban-20160720 | archive-date=20 July 2016}} banning him from playing rugby at any level until May 2020.{{cite news | url=http://www.netwerk24.com/Sport/Rugby/sa-rugby-se-opkikkerskandaal-kring-uit-20160720 | title=SA rugby se opkikker-skandaal kring uit | work=Netwerk24 | date=20 July 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016 | language=af}} He tested positively for two forbidden forms of steroids.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/sharks-hooker-fails-drugs-test1 | title=Sharks hooker fails drugs test | work=SA Rugby Magazine | date=20 July 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016}}

The {{Rut|Sharks}} released a statement following Hadebe's suspension, announcing that the player retired from professional rugby.{{cite press release | url=http://sharksrugby.co.za/monde-hadebe | title=Cell C Sharks Media Release | publisher=Sharks | date=20 July 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720214845/http://sharksrugby.co.za/monde-hadebe | archive-date=20 July 2016}}

{{updated|19 January 2016.}}

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