Ronnie Cooke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ronnie Cooke
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 5, 1984(1984-04-05)
Age	40
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Pretoria
Horoscope	Aries

Ronnie Cooke Biography

Ronnie Cooke is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on April 5, 1984 in Pretoria, South Africa. Ronald John Cooke, born 5 April 1984 in South Africa, is a South African rugby league player who has most recently played domestically with the Eastern Province Kings. He is usually a wing or centre position.

After winning the 2005 Vodacom cup competition, he was included in South Africa’s Under-21 Rugby World Championship in Argentina. He played three times in the competition and helped South Africa win the competition. South Africa beat Australia in the final.

Following the Leopards’ relegation, Cooke returned to Kimberley, the city where he grew up and his parents still lived, to join Griquas for 2006. Griquas was also part of the new Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs Super Rugby franchise – due to play independently of the Cats for the first time in the 2006 Super 14 season, following the competition’s expansion form 12 teams previously – meaning Cooke was eligible to represent them. He was subsequently included in their final squad and was named as the starting outside centre in their first ever match, a match against the Bulls in Bloemfontein. While winger Eddie Fredericks scored the Cheetahs’ first ever try in Super Rugby, Cooke scored their second, dotting down in the final minutes of an 18–30 defeat. He retained the number 13 jersey for the duration of the campaign, starting all thirteen of their matches as they finished in tenth position on the log. In addition to his opening round try, he also scored against the Brumbies in Canberra, the Chiefs in Hamilton and in their 28–23 victory over former franchise partners, the Cats, only finishing second on the Cheetahs’ try-scorers list to winger Giscard Pieters. He made his first start for Griquas in August 2006 – almost a year after they secured his signature – in the 2006 Currie Cup Premier Division, scoring a try on debut in a 20–31 defeat to the Free State Cheetahs. He made further appearances in wins against the Pumas and the Falcons to help Griquas finish in sixth spot on the log.

In October 2007, he joined French Top 14 team Brive. He made his debut for them in their 15–6 victory over Irish side Connacht in the 2007–08 European Challenge Cup. He played in five of their six matches in the pool stage of the competition, helping them finish second in Pool 3 of the competition to qualify for the quarter finals. He also started their quarter final match against English side Sale Sharks, but could not prevent his side being beaten 24–49 to be knocked out of the competition. Domestically, he played in sixteen matches for Brive during the 2007–08 Top 14 season, starting twelve of those matches. He scored one try during the season in their match against Bourgoin in a 29–13 victory in Round 13 of the competition, helping Brive to finish in 11th position in the competition.

In 2005, he returned to domestic play for the Leopards. He made four appearances for the team and scored a try against the Griffons. This resulted in him finishing in fourth place in Section Y log. The Leopards qualified for the Premier Division. To maintain his form in the Vodacom Cup competition, he scored six tries in seven Currie Cup appearances to be the Leopards’ top scorer. He scored two tries against the Golden Lions. One try in their 50-47 win over the Boland Cavaliers was his only win. Their away match against Golden Lions saw them lose to the Sharks 43-65 and defeat to the Boland Cavaliers at Wellington. He could not stop the Leopards from finishing at the bottom of the log, and being relegated into the First Division in 2006.

Ronnie Cooke Net Worth

Ronnie Cooke is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ronnie Cooke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his playing career with the Leopards, where he played in the Under-20 Provincial Championships 2003 and 2004. In 2004, he made his class debut, playing on the bench against the Blue Bulls during the 2004 Vodacom Cup. Cooke won his first match in class, despite only being present for eight minutes. In their next match, Cooke also participated in the 19-32 loss to Border Bulldogs. In the same season, he also made his debut at the First Division Currie Cup. He was used as a replacement in their match against Eastern Province Kings in 2004 Currie Cup First Division. After that, he started his first class match, a 26-24 victory over the East Rand-based Falcons team. He played one more match against the Border Bulldogs of East London before returning to the Under-20 side.

He played first-class rugby from 2004. The bulk of his career was spent at French club Brive. He made 121 appearances between 2007 & 2012. He began his rugby career with the Leopards, where he represented South Africa at Under-21 level. After that, he moved on to Griquas before playing Super Rugby for both the Cheetahs (2006) and 2007. After five seasons at Brive, he was then loaned to Grenoble for a brief time before returning to South Africa where he played for the Eastern Province Kings as well as Super Rugby for Southern Kings.

In 2005, Cooke was a key member of the Leopards team that competed in the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition; he started six of their seven matches during the group stage of the competition and scored six tries, the top try scorer for the Leopards in the competition and just one behind top try scorers Alshaun Bock and Renfred Dazel. He scored a hat-trick in their 48–41 victory over the Golden Lions in Round Two of the competition and one try against the Falcons in a 30–17 win to help the Leopards finish the competition in second place on the Section Y log to qualify for the semi-finals for the second time ever. Cooke also started their 17–11 victory over the Blue Bulls in the semi-final to help them to their first final. Despite scoring two tries in the final, Cooke could not help them to victory, with Griquas winning the match 27–25 to win their second Vodacom Cup title.

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His contract expired at the end of the 2011–2012 and he left Brive, having made a total of 121 appearances in the Top 14, Heineken Cup and Challenge Cup competitions in five seasons.

Facts & Trivia

Ronnie Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Ronnie Cooke celebrates birthday on April 5 of every year.

After his contract with Brive expired, he joined fellow Top 14 team Grenoble at the start of the 2012–13 season as a medical joker, replacing the injured Aaron Bancroft. He made five appearances for the newly promoted Grenoble during the 2012–13 Top 14 season and a further two appearances in the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup, but failed to score in either competition.

Top Facts about Ronnie Cooke

1. Ronnie Cooke is a retired South African rugby union player.
2. He was born on 12 August 1983 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
3. Cooke played as a centre or wing for various teams including the Southern Kings and EP Kings.
4. He made his debut for the Southern Kings in 2013.
5. Cooke scored 10 tries in his professional career.
6. He retired from rugby in 2017 due to injury concerns.
7. Cooke now works as a financial advisor in Port Elizabeth.
8. He has also been involved with coaching at grassroots level.
9. During his playing career, he was known for his speed and agility on the field.
10. Cooke was highly respected by teammates and opponents alike for his work ethic and dedication to the sport of rugby union.