Nadine Roos

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Nadine Roos
Nadine Roos 2024.jpg
Roos in 2024
Date of birth (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Back
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Bulls Daisies (0)
2023– Nagato Blue Angels [1] ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 – presentFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 (25)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2016 – presentFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 42 (140 pts)

Nadine Roos (born 9 May 1996) is a South African rugby union and sevens player.

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Background

Roos was abandoned by her mother at a pre-school crèche in South Africa, her grandmother traveled 160 miles in order to look after her. [2] She was a hurdler and earned herself a bursary at the University of Pretoria where she was introduced to rugby. [2]

Roos made the 2021 CrossFit Games. [3] [4]

Rugby career

2016–18

Roos made her international sevens debut in the Dubai tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. [2]

In 2018, Roos competed for South Africa in the Commonwealth Games. [5] She later featured in the Rugby World Cup Sevens where they finished 14th overall. [6] [2]

2021–24

Roos was selected for the South African women's sevens team again and played in the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [7] [8] [9] She was named in South Africa's women's fifteens team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup. [10]

In 2023, she was named in the Springbok women's sevens side for the Dubai Women's Sevens. [11] She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [12] [13]

In September 2024, she was confirmed as part of South Africa's fifteens squad for the 2024 WXV 2 tournament. [14] [15]

References

  1. ↑ Butler, Compiled by Lynn. "Bok star Nadine Roos set to join Japanese club". Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nadine Roos hoping to make a statement for gran and South Africa at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". www.women.rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Roos expected to do a lot of sidestepping and dummies for Boks women's team". supersport.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Rachuene, Herbert (28 December 2021). "What a year for Limpopo-born athletes". Polokwane Review. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games sevens teams named". rugby15.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mpupha to lead SA at RWC Women's Sevens". SA Rugby. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Burnard, Lloyd. "'World class' Roos steals the show in Cape Town: 'A special young woman'". Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Springbok Women squad for Rugby World Cup in NZ named". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Four uncapped players for Springbok Women's Sevens in Dubai". SA Rugby. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Dumke declared fit for WXV 2 campaign". SA Rugby. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Perkins, Bruce (23 September 2024). "All 18 squads for the 2024 WXV". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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