Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 ⁄2 in) School Hugenote Hoërskool Team Zebre | Weight 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | |
Date of birth (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 22) Place of birth Wellington, South Africa | ||
Gideon Koegelenberg (born (1994-11-25)25 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Italian Pro12 club Zebre. He usually plays as a lock.
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Youth rugby
Koegelenberg was born in Wellington and played for the Boland Cavaliers at youth level. He earned inclusion in the 2012 South Africa Schools squad and made appearances against France and England.
Sharks / UKZN Impi
He then joined the Sharks Academy, where he made a single appearances against former side Boland Cavaliers. A knee injury hampered his progress at the Durban-based side, ruling him out of the entire 2014 season. He made five appearances for the UKZN Impi in the team's title-winning 2015 Varsity Shield season.
Golden Lions
Koegelenberg joined the Golden Lions in 2015, where he made eleven appearances in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, scoring one try against Leopards U21.
Zebre
He then moved to Italy to join Pro12 side Zebre during the 2015–16 season.