Khaya Majola (rugby union)
South African rugby union footballer
Khaya Majola (born 13 March 1992 in Kokstad, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. His regular position is flanker.
Career
Youth
He represented KwaZulu-Natal since 2008, when he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition. After playing for a South African Academy side at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2009, he returned to play in the competition for a second time in 2010, this time representing KwaZulu-Natal. At the conclusion of this tournament, he was included in an Under-18 High Performance squad that played in international friendlies against youth sides from France, Namibia and England.
He played for the Sharks U19 side during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting all twelve of their matches and scoring two tries. After a single appearance in the 2012 Vodacom Cup, Majola was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship held in South Africa. He featured in just one match in the competition, starting their second pool stage match against Italy and helping them to a 52–3 victory. He was named on the bench for their next match against England, but wasn't used during the match or the remainder of the tournament as South Africa eventually won the competition for the first time.
At the conclusion of the Junior World Championship, he made played for the Sharks U21 side in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, mainly being used as a substitute, but was a regular starter for the side the following season, making eleven starts.
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