Alulutho Tshakweni

Alulutho Tshakweni (born September 26, 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup. His regular position is prop.

Rugby career
Tshakweni was born in East London and earned a provincial call-up at high school level, playing for the at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2015 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2016. For the 2017 season, he moved to the Port Elizabeth-based, playing for their Under-19 team in the 2017 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

In 2018, Tshakweni was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship held in France. He played off the bench in all three of South Africa's matches in Pool C of the competition, featuring in victories over Georgia and Ireland, and scored a try in their final pool match, a 29–46 defeat to the hosts. He was promoted to the starting lineup for their semifinal match against England — a 31–32 defeat that saw the team eliminated from the Cup competition — and their 3rd-place play-off match against New Zealand, helping them to a 40–30 win.

After the Under-20 competition, Tshakweni joined the Pretoria-based on a short-term deal for the remainder of the 2018 season, and appeared for the  side in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in his side's 149–13 victory over. In November 2018, he returned to Port Elizabeth, where he was drafted into the ' Pro14 squad. He was named on the bench for their match against, and came on as a yellow card replacement in the 35th minute of the match to make his first class debut in a 14–31 defeat.