| Yanga Xakalashe | |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1983 |
| Birth Place: | East London, South Africa |
| Weight: | 1320NaN0 |
| School: | Gwaba Combined School, East London |
| Position: | Prop |
| Youthyears1: | 2005 |
| Years1: | 2006 |
| Apps1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–present |
| Apps2: | 66 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Clubupdate: | 25 August 2019 |
Yanga Xakalashe (born 16 August 1983 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is prop.
He was a member of the side that played in the 2005 Under-21 Provincial Championship. The following season, he was included on the bench for the ' senior side for their 2006 Vodacom Cup match against . However, he failed to make an appearance in a 9–18 defeat to their Western Cape rivals.
He played club rugby over the next few seasons and it wasn't until eight years later that he got another chance at provincial level; he was one of several amateur players brought into the provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt.[1] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut in their first match of the season against the . He came on as a replacement ten minutes into the second half to make his first class debut, aged . He made four appearances off the bench before starting their final two matches of the competition against the and .
He was also named in their squad for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament, with a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division up for grabs for the winners. His first Currie Cup start came in their Round One match against eventual winners in a 5–52 defeat. In his next match, against in East London, Xakalashe scored his first senior try, a consolation try in a 12–37 defeat. He made three more appearances, including one start in their final match against the in Potchefstroom. A 103–15 win for the home team ensured the competition ended in disastrous fashion for the Bulldogs, who lost all six their matches. He played a further five times during the 2014 Currie Cup First Division and featured in their only win of the season, a 19–18 victory over the .
Xakalashe was retained for 2015, being included in the Border Bulldogs squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition.