Thabo Mamojele (born 29 July 1986) is a South African

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player who last played as a flanker or lock with

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side the .

Career

He was born in

Witbank Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wago ...

and came through the youth ranks of his local team, the until he moved to the rugby academy of the in 2006. He played two games in

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for their Vodacom Cup side, the , but failed to make the breakthrough to the first team. He had a short spell at the for the

2008 Currie Cup Premier Division The 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Currie Cup due to sponsorship) was contested from 20 June through to 25 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. T ...

, before joining the in 2009. He played for them for three seasons and also represented the in the

Varsity Cup Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...

in 2009 and 2010. In

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, he joined the .

2013 Kings Super Rugby season

He was named in the wider training squad for the

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, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad. However, he did make his debut for the when he came on as a substitute for their final

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match of the regular 2013 Super Rugby season against the .

Golden Lions

He joined the for the 2014 season, but he was only in

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for a short spell before moving to

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side

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mamojele, Thabo Living people 1986 births South African rugby union players Eastern Province Elephants players Leopards (rugby union) players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Southern Kings players Golden Lions players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Mpumalanga