Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Current team Leopards School Selborne College | Weight 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) Position Fly-half / Fullback | |
Date of birth (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 22) Place of birth King William's Town, South Africa | ||
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Lungelo Gosa (born (1995-01-31)31 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Leopards. His regular position is fly-half or fullback.
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2011–2013: Schoolboy rugby
Gosa was born in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape and attended the East London-based Selborne College. He played first team rugby for the school, also captaining the side in 2013. He was selected to represent his local provincial union, the Border Bulldogs twice at schoolboy level; he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011, as well as at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2013, where he scored a try against Namibia and kicked seveon points against the Boland Cavaliers.
2014–2016: Sevens / Golden Lions
After high school, Gosa concentrated on playing rugby sevens. He represented the South Africa Sevens Academy team at several international tournaments in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – and was also named in an extended training squad for the team as they prepared for the 2016 Summer Olympics – but failed to break into the national team.
He also returned to the fifteen-man form of the sport towards the end of 2015, making two appearances for the Johannesburg-based Golden Lions's Under-21 team in the Under-21 Provincial Championship.
2016: Eastern Province Kings
In August 2016, Gosa was contracted by the cash-strapped Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his first class debut by coming on as a replacement in their match against the Boland Cavaliers, scoring his first senior points within ten minutes of his debut by converting a Johann Tromp try. After two more appearances off the bench against the Blue Bulls and Western Province, he made his first senior start as the fly-half in their midweek match against Griquas, kicking seven points in his side's 24–47 defeat. He started as a fullback in their defeat to the Sharks before reverting to the bench for their final two matches in a season that saw the EP Kings fail to win any of their matches to finish bottom of the log.
2017: Leopards
Gosa moved to Potchefstroom to join the Leopards for the 2017 season.
Other sports
In addition to rugby, Gosa also played hockey at high school level and represented Border at cricket at Under-19 level.