Makazole Mapimpi

Makazole Drex Mapimpi (born (1990-07-26)26 July 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and the Sharks in Super Rugby. He usually plays as a winger.[1] He was part of the winning Springboks of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and scored a late try against England in the final.

Makazole Mapimpi
Date of birth (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990
Place of birthMdantsane, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
SchoolJim Mvabasa SS School, King William's Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger / Centre
Current team Sharks
Youth career
2009 Border Bulldogs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2016 Border Bulldogs 54 (149)
2017 Southern Kings 14 (55)
2017–2018 Free State Cheetahs 6 (35)
2017–2018 Cheetahs 13 (50)
2018–present Sharks 26 (45)
2018 Sharks XV 1 (0)
Correct as of 7 July 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 South Africa 'A' 1 (5)
2018–present South Africa 14 (70)
Correct as of 3 November 2019

Career

Youth

As a child, he grew up in the Tsholomnqa village.[2] In 2009, Mapimpi was a member of the Border U19 team.

Border Bulldogs

He was one of several amateur club players brought into the Border Bulldogs provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt.[3] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut in their opening match against a Sharks XV. Border lost the match 24–46, but Mapimpi marked his first class debut with a try shortly after half-time.[4] He also started in their 6–60 loss to Eastern Cape rivals Eastern Province Kings[5] and their next match against Kenyan invitational side Simba XV, scoring the Border Bulldogs' second try in that match to help them to an 18–17 win, their only victory of the competition.[6] He also started the remaining four matches in the competition, scoring his third try of the campaign in their match against the SWD Eagles,[7] as the Border Bulldogs finished bottom of the log.

He was retained for their 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign and he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition by starting their opening-day 5–52 defeat to Griquas.[8] He missed their next match against the Boland Cavaliers,[9] before starting their other four matches in the competition. However, the Border Bulldogs lost all six of their matches to finish bottom of the log and qualified to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. Mapimpi once again started all five of their matches, including their first match against the Falcons, which turned out to be the Border Bulldogs' only victory of the season as they ran out 19–14 winners.[10] He scored tries in consecutive matches against the SWD Eagles[11] and a Leopards side that eventually finished top of the log[12] but could not prevent the Bulldogs from finished bottom of the log with a single win all season.

Mapimpi returned in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, but ended up on the losing side in their first six matches in the seven-match competition. Mapimpi was the star performer in their final match of the season against the Boland Cavaliers in Alice;[13] he scored a hat-trick of tries and, with regular kicker Masixole Banda unavailable for this match, also took over the kicking duties and slotted three conversions and a penalty. He finished the match with a personal haul of 24 points in the Border Bulldogs' 29–5 victory to help them overtake the Boland Cavaliers on the Southern Section log.[14]

He also scored a try three minutes from the end of the Border Bulldogs' first match of the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament, with his side causing an upset by beating Griquas – the team that won the qualification tournament in 2014 to earn a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division – 20–13 in a match played in East London.

Free State Cheetahs

In April 2017, the Free State Cheetahs announced that they contracted Mapimpi until the end of the 2018 season.[15]

Springbok

He made his test debut for the Springboks on 2 June 2018 against Wales in Washington, D.C. at the age of 27 years.

He was in the team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup under the leadership of Siya Kolisi, where he scored 6 tries including two in the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter final match against Japan in a 26–3 victory.[16] and one in the final against England. Mapimpi is the first player in the history of Springboks to score a try in a Rugby World Cup final. The previous Springboks World Cup wins were without tries.

Test Match Record
As of 3 November 2019
Against P W D L Tri Pts %Won
 Argentina320131566.67
 Australia21011550
 England110015100
 Italy110015100
 Japan2200525100
 Namibia1100210100
 New Zealand201100
 Wales21011550
Total14914147067.86

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

Test tries (14)
TriesOppositionLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1 WalesWashington, D.C., United StatesRFK StadiumTest match2 June 2018Lost 34–21
2 ArgentinaDurban, South AfricaKings Park Stadium2018 Rugby Championship18 August 2018Won 34–21
1 AustraliaBrisbane, AustraliaSuncorp Stadium2018 Rugby Championship8 September 2018Lost 18–23
1 ArgentinaSalta, ArgentinaEstadio Padre Ernesto Martearena2019 Rugby Championship10 August 2019Won 46–13
3 JapanKumagaya, JapanKumagaya Rugby Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up match6 September 2019Won 41–7
2 NamibiaAichi Prefecture, JapanToyota Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup28 September 2019Won 57–3
1 Italy Fukuroi, JapanShizuoka Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup4 October 2019Won 49–3
2 JapanChōfu, Tokyo, JapanTokyo Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup20 October 2019Won 26–3
1 EnglandYokohama, JapanInternational Stadium Yokohama2019 Rugby World Cup Final2 November 2019Won 32–12

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Makazole Mapimpi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. Press Reader
  3. "Bankrupt BRFU can't pay staff". Daily Dispatch. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 24-46 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 60-6 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 18-17 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 26-40 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 52-5 Border". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 12-37 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 19-14 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 31-22 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  12. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 19-34 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  13. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 29-5 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  14. "Border Star Has Super Rugby Dreams". MyPlayers. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  15. "Vrystaat lok Kings se Mapimpi". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  16. "Match 44, Quarter Final". South African Rugby Union. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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