Lindokuhle Welemu (born in

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) is a South African

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player for the

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in the

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

Career

Border Bulldogs

Welemu was one of several amateur club players brought into the provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt. He was included in their squad for the

2014 Vodacom Cup The 2014 Vodacom Cup was played between 7 March and 16 May 2014 and was the 17th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Cu ...

competition and made his debut in their Round Three match against

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n invitational side , helping the Border Bulldogs to an 18–17 win, their only victory of the competition. He started three more matches and also came on as a substitute in their match against as the Border Bulldogs finished bottom of the log. Welemu was retained for their

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campaign and he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition in their opening-day 5–52 defeat to . He made his first Currie Cup start in their next match against the and made a further three appearances from the bench, but the Border Bulldogs lost all six of their matches to qualify to the

2014 Currie Cup First Division The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union ...

. Welemu made one appearance off the bench in the First Division in a 6–27 defeat to the as the Bulldogs finished bottom of the log with a single win all season. Welemu returned in the

2015 Vodacom Cup The 2015 Vodacom Cup was contested from 6 March to 30 May 2015. The tournament was the 18th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South Africa ...

, coming on as a reserve in their opening match of the season against the .

References

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