Mthangala Brian Skosana (born 5 December 1991) is a South African professional

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player, currently playing with the . His regular position is centre or

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Career

Early career

While attending St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown, he played for Eastern Province Country Districts at the 2009 Craven Week which earned him a call-up to the South African Schools team that season. His performances there lead to a move to the academy, but he was also noticed by Australian

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team Sydney Roosters and he joined their academy in August 2010, alongside fellow South African

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Eastern Province Kings

He returned to South Africa at the start of 2012, joining and playing for their Under–21 team that year in the

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. He made eight appearances in the competition and scored a hat-trick of tries in his fifth match, a 41–3 victory over the side. The following season, he was included in the senior squad for the

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. After being an unused substitute in their match against the , Skosana made his first class debut the following week when he started their match against the in Malmesbury, the first of two starts during the season. Later in the same season, Skosana also made his

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debut. He came on as a substitute in the Kings' 44–18 victory over the in Brakpan. After four more substitute appearances, Skosana made his first Currie Cup start on 13 September 2013 against

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side the , which also saw Skosana score his first senior try in the 18th minute of the match. He made a total of ten appearances in the 2013 Currie Cup and returned to Vodacom Cup action in

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, scoring two tries in seven appearances.

SWD Eagles

Prior to the

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, Skosana was not one of the players in coach

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's plans for the competition and he joined

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-based side on a deal until the end of 2015.

References

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