Khwezi Mona
Khwezi Jongamazizi Mona (born 8 October 1992) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop. Career Youth Playing as a loose forward during his high school career, Mona represented the at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2008 and was also selected in a South African Under-16 Elite squad in the same year. In 2010, he played for Border at the premier school rugby tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week competition, held in Welkom. Sharks After finishing high school, Mona moved to Durban to join the Sharks Academy. He moved from loose forward to prop, but found his opportunities limited, with Allan Dell and Maks van Dyk – both of them South African Under-20 players – ahead of him in the pecking order. However, his breakthrough came in 2014, when he was included in the squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut by starting their home match against , helping them to a 25–7 win in Durban. He made three more appearances off the bench in victories over , and their only defeat of the regular season against the . Pumas Mona wasn't named in the ' Currie Cup squad in 2014, however, and at the start of 2015, he moved to Nelspruit to join the . He made his starting debut for the in their opening match of the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition, a 57–18 win against the . He eventually appeared in all ten of the Pumas' matches in a season that saw them win the Vodacom Cup for the first time, beating 24–7 in the final. Mona also scored one try during the season. Southern Kings In November 2018, Mona joined the during their 2018–19 Pro14 campaign, signing a deal until March 2019. Griquas Mona joined Kimberley-based side for the 2019 season. References 1992 births Living people Griquas (rugby union) players Pumas (Currie Cup) players Rugby union players from East London, South Africa Rugby union props Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players South African rugby union players