Makazole Mapimpi

Makazole Mapimpi
Birth nameMakazole D-rex Mapimpi
Date of birth (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthTsholomnqa, Eastern Cape Province, Republic of 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 / Sharks (Currie Cup)
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– Sharks (Currie Cup) 1 (0)
2018– Sharks 80 (185)
2020–2021 →NTT Red Hurricanes 6 (20)
Correct as of 12 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 South Africa A 1 (5)
2018– South Africa 46 (160)
Correct as of 10 November 2024
Medal record
Men's Rugby 15's
Representing  South Africa
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan Squad
Gold medal – first place 2023 France Squad

Makazole D-rex Mapimpi (born 26 July 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and South Africa national team. He usually plays as a winger and centre.[1] He was part of the winning Springboks of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. He became the first South African to score a try in a World Cup Final.

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Makazole Mapimpi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.