Jonathan Mokuena (born 29 May 1981) is a South African former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. Born in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

, Mokuena attended Voortrekker High School on a bursary, which is where he picked up rugby. Mokuena, a loose forward, was an Emerging Springboks representative and national rugby sevens captain. He began at Western Province in the

2002 Currie Cup The 2002 Currie Cup was the 2002 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 19 July 2002 – 26 October 2002. The finals were played at Ellis Park Stadium where the Blue Bull ...

, before switching two years later to the Leopards when he relocated to Potchefstroom. In 2009, Mokuena was the number eight in the Royal XV which played against the touring 2009 British & Irish Lions, earning man of the match honours for his performance. He captained Griquas to the

2009 Vodacom Cup The 2009 Vodacom Cup was the 12th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between province, provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions. Competition There were 1 ...

title and then had two seasons in the

Super 14 Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

with the Lions. In 2016, Mokuena coached the North-West University side to victory in the Varsity Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mokuena, Jonathan 1981 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Cape Town Western Province (rugby union) players Leopards (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players World Games medalists in rugby sevens World Games silver medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 2005 World Games Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for South Africa Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games