Mapimpi was born and raised in a rural and very poor environment. At the 2019 Rugby World Cup, South African players are invited to provide photos of their family that will be integrated into the flocked numbers on the back of their jersey. On this occasion, Mapimpi is the only one to give only a picture of himself . When Rassie Erasmus, the coach, asks him why, he admits having nobody left. His parents, as well as his siblings, all died.[2][3]
CareerEdit
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YouthEdit
As a child, Mapimpi grew up in the Tsholomnqa village.[4] In 2009, Mapimpi was a member of the Border U19 team.
Border BulldogsEdit
Mapimpi 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.[5] 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 46–24, but Mapimpi marked his first-class debut with a try shortly after half-time.[6] He also started in their 6–60 loss to Eastern Cape rivals Eastern Province Kings[7] 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.[8] He also started the remaining four matches in the competition, scoring his third try of the campaign in their match against the SWD Eagles,[9] as the Border Bulldogs finished bottom of the log.
Mapimpi was retained for their 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign and he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition by starting their 52–5 opening-day defeat to Griquas.[10] He missed their next match against the Boland Cavaliers,[11] 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.[12] He scored tries in consecutive matches against the SWD Eagles[13] and a Leopards side that eventually finished top of the log[14] 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;[15] 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.[16]
Mapimpi 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 CheetahsEdit
In April 2017, the Free State Cheetahs announced that they contracted Mapimpi until the end of the 2018 season.[17]
International careerEdit
Mapimpi made his test debut for the Springboks on 2 June 2018 against Wales in Washington, D.C. at the age of 27. Under Head Coach Rassie Erasmus and with the help of Backs Coach Mzwandile Stick, Mapimpi has blossomed to being a prolific try scorer for the Springboks, almost at a try per game. His mark on the international space became more prominent with his inclusion in the team for the Rugby Championship campaign of 2019. He was part of the winning Springboks that year, lifting the coveted 2019 Rugby Championship trophy.
That year, 2019, Mapimpi was included in the South African squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. He was a key player in the team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup under the leadership of Siya Kolisi, where in the tournament he scored 6 tries including two in the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter final match against Japan in a 26–3 victory.[18] and one in the final against England where the Springboks won the match convincingly with a runaway score of 32-12. Mapimpi became the first player in the history of Springboks to score a try in a Rugby World Cup final. All previous Springboks World Cup wins were without tries.
As of 3 September 2022, Mapimpi has the rare achievement of having scored a try against every team he has played in international rugby. In 2023 Mapimpi again was included in the squad chosen for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. When his name was announced , the crowd applauded the longest for any player other than the captain Siya "the bear" Kolisi. Drex is a crowd favorite for sure. In the 2023 Rugby World Cup, he appeared in two matches and won Player of the Match against Romania, with three fantastic tries to his name. Sadly in the second match against Tonga, Mapimpi suffered a head injury that fractured his cheekbone and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament. He will be graced with a medal should the South Africans progress to medal stages of the tournament.
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Makazole Drex Mapimpi born 26 July 1990 is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship He usually plays as a winger and centre 1 He was part of the winning Springboks of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan He became the first South African to score a try in a World Cup Final Makazole MapimpiBirth nameMakazole Drex MapimpiDate of birth 1990 07 26 26 July 1990 age 33 Place of birthTsholomnqa Eastern Cape Province Republic of South AfricaHeight1 84 m 6 ft 1 2 in Weight91 kg 201 lb 14 st 5 lb SchoolJim Mvabasa SS School King William s TownRugby union careerPosition s Winger CentreCurrent teamSharks Sharks Currie Cup Youth career2009Border BulldogsSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2014 2016Border Bulldogs54 149 2017Southern Kings14 55 2017 2018Free State Cheetahs6 35 2017 2018Cheetahs13 50 2018 Sharks Currie Cup 1 0 2018 Sharks53 125 2020 2021 NTT Red Hurricanes6 20 Correct as of 23 December 2022International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2017South Africa A1 5 2018 South Africa41 130 Correct as of 2 October 2023 Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2 1 Youth 2 2 Border Bulldogs 2 3 Free State Cheetahs 3 International career 4 Statistics 4 1 Test match record 4 2 International tries 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditMapimpi was born and raised in a rural and very poor environment At the 2019 Rugby World Cup South African players are invited to provide photos of their family that will be integrated into the flocked numbers on the back of their jersey On this occasion Mapimpi is the only one to give only a picture of himself When Rassie Erasmus the coach asks him why he admits having nobody left His parents as well as his siblings all died 2 3 Career EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2022 Youth Edit As a child Mapimpi grew up in the Tsholomnqa village 4 In 2009 Mapimpi was a member of the Border U19 team Border Bulldogs Edit Mapimpi 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 5 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 46 24 but Mapimpi marked his first class debut with a try shortly after half time 6 He also started in their 6 60 loss to Eastern Cape rivals Eastern Province Kings 7 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 8 He also started the remaining four matches in the competition scoring his third try of the campaign in their match against the SWD Eagles 9 as the Border Bulldogs finished bottom of the log Mapimpi was retained for their 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign and he made his debut in the Currie Cup competition by starting their 52 5 opening day defeat to Griquas 10 He missed their next match against the Boland Cavaliers 11 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 12 He scored tries in consecutive matches against the SWD Eagles 13 and a Leopards side that eventually finished top of the log 14 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 15 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 16 Mapimpi 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 Edit In April 2017 the Free State Cheetahs announced that they contracted Mapimpi until the end of the 2018 season 17 International career EditMapimpi made his test debut for the Springboks on 2 June 2018 against Wales in Washington D C at the age of 27 Under Head Coach Rassie Erasmus and with the help of Backs Coach Mzwandile Stick Mapimpi has blossomed to being a prolific try scorer for the Springboks almost at a try per game His mark on the international space became more prominent with his inclusion in the team for the Rugby Championship campaign of 2019 He was part of the winning Springboks that year lifting the coveted 2019 Rugby Championship trophy That year 2019 Mapimpi was included in the South African squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan He was a key player in the team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup under the leadership of Siya Kolisi where in the tournament he scored 6 tries including two in the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter final match against Japan in a 26 3 victory 18 and one in the final against England where the Springboks won the match convincingly with a runaway score of 32 12 Mapimpi became the first player in the history of Springboks to score a try in a Rugby World Cup final All previous Springboks World Cup wins were without tries As of 3 September 2022 Mapimpi has the rare achievement of having scored a try against every team he has played in international rugby In 2023 Mapimpi again was included in the squad chosen for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France When his name was announced the crowd applauded the longest for any player other than the captain Siya the bear Kolisi Drex is a crowd favorite for sure In the 2023 Rugby World Cup he appeared in two matches and won Player of the Match against Romania with three fantastic tries to his name Sadly in the second match against Tonga Mapimpi suffered a head injury that fractured his cheekbone and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament He will be graced with a medal should the South Africans progress to medal stages of the tournament Statistics EditTest match record Edit As of 2 October 2023Opponent P W D L Try Pts Won nbsp Argentina 7 6 0 1 5 25 85 71 nbsp Australia 6 2 0 4 2 10 33 33 nbsp British and Irish Lions 3 2 0 1 1 5 66 67 nbsp England 3 2 0 1 2 10 66 67 nbsp France 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 nbsp Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 nbsp Italy 1 1 0 0 1 5 100 nbsp Japan 2 2 0 0 5 25 100 nbsp Namibia 1 1 0 0 2 10 100 nbsp New Zealand 8 3 1 4 2 10 37 5 nbsp Romania 1 1 0 0 3 15 100 nbsp Scotland 1 1 0 0 2 10 100 nbsp Tonga 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 nbsp Wales 5 4 0 1 1 5 80Total 41 26 1 14 26 130 63 41Pld Games played W Games won D Games drawn L Games lost Try Tries scored Pts Points scored International tries Edit As of 5 August 2023 19 Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score1 nbsp Wales Washington D C United States RFK Stadium 2018 June rugby union tests 2 June 2018 Loss 20 222 nbsp Argentina Durban South Africa Kings Park Stadium 2018 Rugby Championship 18 August 2018 Win 34 2134 nbsp Australia Brisbane Australia Suncorp Stadium 2018 Rugby Championship 8 September 2018 Loss 23 185 nbsp Argentina Salta Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena 2019 Rugby Championship 10 August 2019 Win 13 466 nbsp Japan Kumagaya Japan Kumagaya Rugby Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup warm up matches 6 September 2019 Win 7 41789 nbsp Namibia Toyota Japan Toyta Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 28 September 2019 Win 57 31011 nbsp Italy Shizuoka Japan Shizuoka Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 4 October 2019 Win 49 312 nbsp Japan Chōfu Japan Tokyo Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 20 October 2019 Win 3 261314 nbsp England Yokohama Japan International Stadium Yokohama 2019 Rugby World Cup Final 2 November 2019 Win 12 3215 nbsp British and Irish Lions Cape Town South Africa Cape Town Stadium 2021 British amp Irish Lions Tour to South Africa 31 July 2021 Win 27 916 nbsp Argentina Port Elizabeth South Africa Nelson Madela Bay Stadium 2021 Rugby Championship 21 August 2021 Win 29 1017 nbsp New Zealand Gold Coast Australia Robina Stadium 2021 Rugby Championship 2 October 2021 Win 31 2918 nbsp Scotland Edinburgh Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 2021 Autumn Nations Series 13 November 2021 Win 15 301920 nbsp England London England Twickenham Stadium 2021 Autumn Nations Series 20 November 2021 Loss 27 2621 nbsp New Zealand Johannesburg South Africa Emirates Airline Park 2022 Rugby Championship 13 August 2022 Loss 23 3522 nbsp Australia Sydney Australia Sydney Football Stadium 2022 Rugby Championship 3 September 2022 Win 8 2423 nbsp Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina Jose Amalfitani Stadium 2023 Rugby World Cup warm up matches 5 August 2023 Win 13 2424 nbsp Romania Bordeaux France Stade de Bordeaux 2023 Rugby World Cup 17 September 2023 Win 76 02526References Edit SA Rugby Player Profile Makazole Mapimpi South African Rugby Union Retrieved 29 May 2016 Rassie Erasmus reveals the reason why Mapimpi didn t have photos of his family on the back of his Springbok shirt 1 Springboks proud of Mapimpi s special story Press Reader Bankrupt BRFU can t pay staff Daily Dispatch 16 January 2014 Archived from the original on 29 January 2014 Retrieved 17 January 2014 SA Rugby Match Centre Border Bulldogs 24 46 Cell C Sharks XV South African Rugby Union 7 March 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Eastern Province Kings 60 6 Border Bulldogs South African Rugby Union 15 March 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Border Bulldogs 18 17 Tusker Simba XV South African Rugby Union 22 March 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Border Bulldogs 26 40 SWD Eagles South African Rugby Union 11 April 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre GWK Griquas 52 5 Border South African Rugby Union 6 June 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Border Bulldogs 12 37 Boland Cavaliers South African Rugby Union 20 June 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Border Bulldogs 19 14 Valke South African Rugby Union 29 August 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre SWD Eagles 31 22 Border Bulldogs South African Rugby Union 12 September 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Border Bulldogs 19 34 Leopards South African Rugby Union 19 September 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Border Bulldogs 29 5 Boland Cavaliers South African Rugby Union 9 May 2015 Retrieved 27 July 2016 Border Star Has Super Rugby Dreams MyPlayers 13 May 2015 Retrieved 24 June 2015 Vrystaat lok Kings se Mapimpi Netwerk24 in Afrikaans 4 April 2017 Retrieved 5 April 2017 Match 44 Quarter Final South African Rugby Union 20 October 2019 Retrieved 21 October 2019 Makazole Mapimpi 19 November 2021 External links EditMakazole Mapimpi at ESPNscrum nbsp Makazole Mapimpi at ItsRugby co uk nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Makazole Mapimpi amp oldid 1179037028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
