Nico Janse van Rensburg

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Nico Janse van Rensburg
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Full nameNicolaas Jacobus Janse van Rensburg
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+12 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
School Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
University University of Pretoria
Occupation(s)Professional Rugby Player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Montpellier
Youth career
2010–2015 Blue Bulls
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2016 Blue Bulls 26 (0)
2014–2016 Bulls 5 (0)
2016–present Montpellier 158 (90)
Correct as of 8 March 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 South Africa Schools 2 (0)
2014 South Africa Under-20 5 (0)
2021 South Africa 'A' 2 (0)
2021 South Africa 1 (0)
Correct as of 26 August 2021

Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van Rensburg (born 6 May 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with Montpellier in the French Top 14. [1] His regular position is lock.

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Career

Youth

He represented the Blue Bulls at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2012. As a result of the latter, he earned a call-up to the South African Schools side in 2012, where he started in two of their matches, against Wales [2] and England [3]

In 2013, he was included in the Blue Bulls U19 squad for the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He scored a try in his first match for the side against the Leopards [4] and made a total of nine appearances, including the final of the competition, where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions U19 side to win the trophy.

He was selected in the South Africa Under-20 squad that participated at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. [5] He started in all five their matches during the competition – after featuring in their pool stage victories over Scotland, [6] New Zealand [7] and Samoa, [8] which saw South Africa qualify for the finals, he then started their semi-final against New Zealand [9] and the final against England, but couldn't prevent them suffering a 21–20 defeat in the final. [10]

Blue Bulls

Janse van Rensburg made his first class debut during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition when he played off the bench in a match against Griquas in Pretoria. [11] A second substitute appearance followed a week later against the Pumas in Nelspruit. [12]

Montpellier

Janse van Rensburg moved to France in 2016 to join Top 14 side Montpellier. [13]

South Africa 'A'

In 2021, Janse van Rensburg was included in the South Africa 'A' team that played against the touring British and Irish Lions team. He came on as a replacement in their match in Cape Town, ending on the winning side as the South Africa 'A' team ran out 17–13 winners. [14]

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References

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