Rohan Janse van Rensburg explained

Rohan Janse van Rensburg
Fullname:Rohan Janse van Rensburg
Birth Date:11 September 1994
Birth Place:Welkom, South Africa
Weight:108kg (238lb)
School:Hoërskool Waterkloof
Position:Centre
Currentclub: /
Youthyears1:2007–2014
Years1:2013–2014
Apps1:7
Points1:20
Years2:2015–2017
Apps2:7
Points2:10
Years3:2015–2017
Apps3:23
Points3:45
Years4:2016–2018
Apps4:39
Points4:95
Years5:2017–2018
Clubs5:→ (loan)
Apps5:8
Points5:15
Years6:2018–2022
Apps6:73
Points6:115
Years7:2022–
Apps7:8
Points7:20
Years8:2023–
Amatyears1:2014
Amatapps1:2
Amatpoints1:5
Repyears1:2012
Repteam1:South Africa Schools
Repyears2:2013–2014
Repteam2:South Africa Under-20
Repcaps2:3
Reppoints2:0
Repyears3:2016
Repteam3:Springbok XV
Repcaps3:1
Reppoints3:5
Repyears4:2016
Repteam4:South Africa
Repcaps4:1
Reppoints4:0
Clubupdate:01 January 2023
Repupdate:26 May 2018

Rohan Janse van Rensburg (born 11 September 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player for South African United Rugby Championship side the Sharks. His regular position is inside centre.

Career

Youth

Janse van Rensburg represented the at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week, the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments. He was also called into the South African Schools squad in 2012.

Senior career

His senior debut for the came in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, when he came on as a substitute in the match against the . He then started five of their remaining six matches in this competition.

Janse van Rensburg moved to Johannesburg for the 2015 to join the .[1]

2016 season

The 2016 Super Rugby season was the breakthrough for Janse van Rensburg. At inside centre, he had a very successful partnership with fellow centre, Springbok Lionel Mapoe. Janse van Rensburg managed to score 10 tries in 17 games;which is very prolific for a number 12. The Golden Lions managed to make the 2016 Super Rugby final but lost to the Hurricanes 20-3.

Sale Sharks

Janse van Rensburg made eight appearances for English Premiership side in the 2017–18 English Premiership during a loan spell in 2018, before returning on a permanent deal before the 2018–19 season.

He was fined £32,500 and handed a two-week suspension in April 2020 for breaching protocol having been contracted to two teams. Sale Sharks were also found to have breached rules about the way they approached him.[2]

Representative rugby

Janse van Rensburg was included in the S.A. Schools squad in 2012 and the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2013 and 2014 IRB Junior World Championship tournaments.

Springboks

Janse van Rensburg first represented Springboks XV in a non-cap friendly vs Barbarians XV in which he scored a last-gasp try to secure a 31-31 draw. He was later included in the Springboks squad for their 2016 Outgoing series of Europe. He started the final game of the tour vs Wales at inside centre where the Springboks lost.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lions snatch up four Bulls . SuperSport . 28 October 2014 . 28 October 2014.
  2. News: 2020-04-24. Rohan Janse van Rensburg: Sale player sanctioned for signing deals with two clubs. en-gb. BBC Sport. 2020-06-28.