Francois van Rensburg

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Francois van Rensburg
Date of birth (1974-02-23) February 23, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-2001 Namibia 15 (10)

Francois van Rensburg (born Windhoek, 23 February 1974) is a Namibian former rugby union footballer. He played as a centre and as a fly-half. His profession was a farmer.

He had 15 caps for Namibia, from 1995 to 2001, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate. He played three games at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, where his country entered for the first time.


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