Ryan Oosthuizen | |
Birth Date: | 22 May 1995 |
Birth Place: | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
School: | Paarl Gimnasium |
Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Apps1: | 3 |
Points1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2017–present |
Repteam1: | South Africa Sevens |
Repcaps1: | 152 |
Reppoints1: | 160 |
Clubupdate: | 20 April 2018 |
Repupdate: | 4 July 2018 |
Ryan Oosthuizen (born 22 May 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the South Africa Sevens team in the World Rugby Sevens Series. His regular position is forward in 7s and centre in 15 man rugby.
He made his debut for the South Africa Sevens team at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens[1] and was also a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. He is also a bronze medal winner at the 2018 World Cup 7s in San Francisco.
He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2] [3] They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.[4] [5]