| Alulutho Tshakweni | |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | East London, South Africa |
| School: | Hudson Park High School |
| Position: | Prop |
| Currentclub: | / |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthyears2: | 2017 |
| Youthyears3: | 2018 |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Apps1: | 14 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2024 |
| Apps2: | 19 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2021–2024 |
| Years4: | 2024- |
| Apps4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2018 |
| Repteam1: | South Africa Under-20 |
| Repcaps1: | 5 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Clubupdate: | 10 July 2022 |
| Repupdate: | 26 November 2018 |
Alulutho Tshakweni (born 26 September 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup. His regular position is prop.
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.[1]
In 2018, Tshakweni was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship held in France.[2] He played off the bench in all three of South Africa's matches in Pool C of the competition, featuring in victories over Georgia[3] and Ireland,[4] and scored a try in their final pool match, a 29–46 defeat to the hosts.[5] 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[6] — and their 3rd-place play-off match against New Zealand, helping them to a 40–30 win.[7]
After the Under-20 competition, Tshakweni joined the Pretoria-based on a short-term deal for the remainder of the 2018 season,[8] and appeared for the side in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in his side's 149–13 victory over .[9] 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,[10] 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.[11]