Yaw Penxe

Yaw Osei Penxe (born 3 April 1997) is a South African rugby union player currently playing for the Sharks in the Pro14.^[1] He usually plays as a winger.

Yaw Penxe

Full name	Yaw Osei Penxe
Date of birth	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Queenstown, South Africa
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
School	Queen's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger Current team Sharks / Sharks Youth career 2014 Border Country Districts 2015 Border Bulldogs 2016–2018 Eastern Province Kings Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Eastern Province Kings 3 (5) 2017–2020 Southern Kings 46 (75) 2020– Sharks 12 (10) 2020– Sharks 21 (30) Correct as of 23 July 2022 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 South Africa Under-20 5 (10) Correct as of 23 April 2018

Rugby career

At high school level, Penxe represented Border twice at the premier high schools rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week. He played for a Border Country Districts team at the 2014 tournament held in Middelburg, Mpumalanga and – after a spell playing for Kirkham Grammar School in Lancashire in England as part of a schools exchange programme at the end of 2014^[2] – for the Border team at the 2015 event in Stellenbosch.

After matriculating in Queenstown, Penxe moved to Port Elizabeth to join the Eastern Province Kings academy.^[3] He was amongst a large contingent of youngsters that were included in the Eastern Province Kings squad for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.^[4] He was named on the bench for their fourth match of the season against Namibian side the Welwitschias in Windhoek and made his first class debut in the 22nd minute of the match when he replaced the injured Courtney Winnaar. He helped EP Kings win the match 31–18, their first victory of the season.^[5] He made another appearance as a replacement in their 10–50 loss to Western Province a fortnight later^[6] and was named on the bench for their match against a Golden Lions XV, but wasn't used during their 35–all draw.^[7]

After those two Currie Cup appearances, Penxe joined the Eastern Province U19 team for their 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship campaign.^[8] He scored his first try at this level shortly after half-time in the match, helping his side to a 30–17 victory.^[9]

Athletics

At school, Penxe also took part in athletics, competing in events such as the 4 × 100 metres relay^[10] and the triple jump^[11] at high school and provincial level.

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Yaw Penxe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
2. "News from Kirkham Grammar School Exchange". Queen's College. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
3. "We Recognise: Yaw Penxe". Queen's College. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
4. "SA Rugby Squad – EP Kings : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Windhoek Draught Welwitschias 18–31 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 50–10 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Xerox Golden Lions XV 35–35 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
8. "SA Rugby Squad – EP U19 : 2016 Currie Cup Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP U19 30–17 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
10. "Queen's extend remarkable run to 13 wins in row". Herald Live. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
11. "National Secondary Schools and LSEN Championships". Joba. Retrieved 23 June 2016.