Christopher Anthony Cloete (born 15 February 1991) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for Bath in the Gallagher Premiership.
He made appearances for the Sharks U19 side in the 2009 and 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championships, before suffering a broken leg in their 2010 match against the Griffons[3] which ruled him out of action for a year.
In 2012, he was included in the Sharks XV Vodacom Cup squad for the first time and he made his first class debut in his hometown of East London, coming on as a replacement in a 42–0 victory against former side Border Bulldogs.
[4] He played off the bench in a 15–17 defeat to Western Province a week later to make his home debut[5] and then made his first start in his next match, also marking the occasion by scoring his first try in a 51–38 victory over the Free State XV.
[15] Cloete was the top try scorer in the league (and also scored a try in the final),[15] but sustained an injury prior to their 2015 Clifford Cup and returned to South Africa to have an operation.
[19] On 23 June 2017, Cloete started for South Africa 'A' in their second test against the French Barbarians, scoring two tries in his sides 48–28 win in Orlando Stadium, Soweto.
[24] Cloete made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut on 9 December 2017, starting in the Pool 4 fixture against Leicester Tigers in Thomond Park and scoring a try in the provinces' 33–10 win.