Khwezi Jongamazizi Mona (born 8 October 1992) is a South African

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player for in the

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and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop.

Career

Youth

Playing as a loose forward during his high school career, Mona represented the at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2008 and was also selected in a South African Under-16 Elite squad in the same year. In 2010, he played for Border at the premier school rugby tournament in South Africa, the Under-18

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competition, held in

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Sharks

After finishing high school, Mona moved to

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to join the Sharks Academy. He moved from loose forward to prop, but found his opportunities limited, with

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and Maks van Dyk – both of them South African Under-20 players – ahead of him in the pecking order. However, his breakthrough came in 2014, when he was included in the squad for the

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competition. He made his first class debut by starting their home match against , helping them to a 25–7 win in Durban. He made three more appearances off the bench in victories over , and their only defeat of the regular season against the .

Pumas

Mona wasn't named in the '

squad in 2014, however, and at the start of 2015, he moved to

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to join the . He made his starting debut for the in their opening match of the

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competition, a 57–18 win against the . He eventually appeared in all ten of the Pumas' matches in a season that saw them win the

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for the first time, beating 24–7 in the final. Mona also scored one try during the season.

Southern Kings

In November 2018, Mona joined the during their

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campaign, signing a deal until March 2019.

Griquas

Mona joined

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-based side for the 2019 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mona, Khwezi 1992 births Living people Griquas (rugby union) players Pumas (Currie Cup) players Rugby union players from East London, South Africa Rugby union props Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players South African rugby union players Alumni of Selborne College