Kuselo Moyake (born 7 August 1986) is a

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n-born

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player, currently playing with Romanian side

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. His regular position is flanker. He also plays for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during Week 6 of the

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in a match against '' ʻIkale Tahi''.

Career

He played for Border Country Districts at the 2004

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. He then represented in the

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between

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and 2010 and also played for a SK Walmers club side that qualified for the

2013 SARU Community Cup The 2013 SARU Community Cup (known as the ''2013 Cell C Community Cup'' for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the SARU Community Cup competition and was contested from 16 February to 1 April 2013. The tournament is the top competition ...

. He was then signed by the and included in their senior squad for the

2013 Vodacom Cup The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First ...

. He made his debut in the 20-all draw against the . He made his first appearance in the

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competition in the opening fixture of the

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season, when he started the match against the . He was released by the EP Kings at the end of 2013 and joined

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n SuperLiga side Baie Mare. He scored one try for them during the 2014 Superliga season to help them win the title. From February 2016 until 2021 Kuselo was part of Steaua București rugby club.http://www.steauarugby.com/ro/Noua-achizitii-pentru-Steaua-10022016/
/ref> He then transferred to Universitatea Cluj-Napoca.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moyake, Kuselo Living people 1986 births South African rugby union players Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players Eastern Province Elephants players CSM București (rugby union) players CSA Steaua București (rugby union) players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape