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Werner Kok (born 17 January 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the South African Sevens team.[1] His regular position is centre or winger.

Werner Kok

Date of birth	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Mbombela, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School	Hoërskool Nelspruit, Nelspruit
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Winger Current team Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup) Youth career 2009–2011 Pumas 2012 Western Province Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2018 Western Province 15 (30) 2019 Stade Toulousain 5 (5) 2020– Sharks 27 (25) 2020– Sharks (Currie Cup) 15 (10) Correct as of 09 October 2022 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2020 South Africa Sevens 184 (420) Correct as of 14 November 2018
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 San Francisco Team competition Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team competition World Games 2013 Cali Team competition

Kok was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. His favourite thing to take is juice, in any form.

Rugby career

Youth

At high school level, Kok represented the Pumas at the Under-16 2009 Grant Khomo Week and also at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2011, where he scored a try in their match against Boland.[2]

In 2012, Kok moved to Cape Town, where he represented the Western Province U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He made eleven appearances for them in the competition. He scored one try during the regular season – their second-last match against Free State U19[3] – and scored a second try for the side in the final against the Blue Bulls U19 to help them to a 22–18 victory to see them win the championship.[4]

South African Sevens

In 2013, Kok became involved with the South African Sevens side. He made his debut for them at the 2013 London Sevens, the final event of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. He didn't play in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in June 2013, but he did represent South Africa at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, where South Africa won the event, beating Argentina in the final.

Kok established himself as a regular for South Africa during the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series, including their wins at the 2013 South Africa Sevens and the 2014 USA Sevens. He was also included in their squad that played at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, helping his side all the way to the final, where they got a 17–12 victory over a New Zealand that won the previous four tournaments.[5]

Kok was named the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year for 2015 following his performances in the 2014–15 IRB Sevens World Series, where he was also the leading tackler in the series.[6]

2016 Summer Olympics

Kok was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7] He was named as a substitute for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.[8][9]

References

External links

• Werner Kok at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
• Werner Kok at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Werner Kok at Olympics.com
• Werner Kok at Olympedia
• Werner Kok at the Commonwealth Games Federation

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Werner Kok, né le 17 janvier 1993 à Nelspruit (Afrique du Sud), est un joueur de rugby à sept et de rugby à XV sud-africain évoluant au poste d'ailier à XV et en centre à sept. Depuis 2013, il joue avec l'équipe d'Afrique du Sud de rugby à sept qui dispute les World Rugby Sevens Series, les Jeux olympiques, la coupe du monde et les Jeux du Commonwealth.

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