Rhynardt Rijnsburger
| Date of birth | 11 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhynardt Rijnsburger (born 11 February 2001) is a former South African rugby union player, who played for the Lions in the United Rugby Championship and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup. His preferred position was prop.[1]
Early career
[edit]Rijnsburger attended Paarl Boys' High School, before attending Stellenbosch University.[2][3] He represented Western Province at youth level, playing for their U21 side,[4] having previously committed to moving overseas to France,[5] a move that was scuppered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professional career
[edit]Rijnsburger was called into the Lions squad for the 2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup where he debuted against Stade Français.[6] He would go on to make a further 2 appearances in the competition, followed by another 5 in the United Rugby Championship.[7] He would also make 8 appearances in the 2023 Currie Cup Premier Division for the Golden Lions. On 27 January 2024 the Lions announced that for health reasons, at age 22, Reynardt was forced to retire from all forms of rugby.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhynardt Rijnsburger". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "SA Schools A call up three players". SuperSport Schools. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Varsity Cup 2022 players and their schools". Next Gen XV. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "DHL WP U21 aiming for final spot". Western Province. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "SA schoolboy players heading overseas". Rugby365. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Pretorius set to debut for Lions". SuperSport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Two rookies to debut for Lions in crucial URC clash with Leinster". The Citizen. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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