Ruhan Nel | |
Fullname: | Adriaan Ruhan Nel |
Birth Date: | 17 May 1991 |
Birth Place: | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Weight: | 1010NaN0 |
School: | Hoërskool Brandwag, Benoni |
Relatives: | Jacques Nel (brother) |
Position: | Full-back / Winger / Centre |
Currentclub: | / |
Youthyears1: | 2010 |
Youthyears2: | 2012 |
Years1: | 2012–2014 |
Apps1: | 7 |
Points1: | 20 |
Years2: | 2013 |
Apps2: | 3 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2015 |
Apps3: | 9 |
Points3: | 30 |
Years4: | 2017–present |
Apps4: | 36 |
Points4: | 35 |
Years5: | 2019–present |
Apps5: | 69 |
Points5: | 75 |
Amatyears1: | 2014 |
Amatapps1: | 7 |
Amatpoints1: | 10 |
Repyears1: | 2014–2018 |
Repteam1: | South Africa Sevens |
Repcaps1: | 147 |
Reppoints1: | 247 |
Clubupdate: | 23 July 2022 |
Repupdate: | 14 November 2018 |
Adriaan Ruhan Nel (born 17 May 1991) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is full-back, winger and centre.
Nel played for the side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for in club rugby.
Nel signed for Johannesburg-based side the for 2012 and made his first class debut for them in the 2012 Vodacom Cup match against local rivals the . He played for the side during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship and made another three senior appearances in the 2013 Vodacom Cup.His Currie Cup debut for the Lions came during the 2013 season, when he came on as a substitute in the 54th minute against the – and scored a try within five minutes of coming on.He represented in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.[2]
Nel was included in the South African Sevens team for the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens leg of the 2014–15 IRB Sevens World Series.[3]
Nel is the older brother of winger Jacques Nel.