Renger van Eerten

Renger van Eerten

Full name	Renger van Eerten
Date of birth	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Netherlands
Height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team CA Brive Youth career 2011-2017 Haagsche Rugby Club 20??-20?? Rugby Academy Zuid-West 2019-2021 CA Brive Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017-2019 Haagsche Rugby Club () 2020-2025 CA Brive 36 (5) 2025- Provence Rugby 0 (0) Correct as of 17 July 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019 Netherlands under-20 2024- United States 1 (0) Correct as of 17 July 2024

Renger van Eerten (born 2 August 1999) is a Dutch born American rugby union player. He plays at CA Brive in the Pro D2 in France. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Youth

He began playing rugby at 6 years old while living in England before giving it up not long after, going on to play Ice Hockey when his family moved to Canada. ^[3] When he moved back to the Netherlands he joined the juniors of Haagsche Rugby Club. Going on to win several youth titles, and joining the Rugby Academy Zuid-West. In 2017, he finished his high school and moved to Amsterdam to follow his studies. He joined the Nationaal Training Centrum while playing with the Haagsche Rugby Club senior side. ^[4]

Brive

He joined CA Brive in 2019, after being spotted by Goderzi Shvelidze while playing for the Netherlands under-20 side. His first season at the club included him playing for the espoirs and rugby sevens side. ^[5] He made his senior debut for the club in 2020, starting in a 16–18. loss against Zebre Parma in the EPCR Challenge Cup. In 2021 he signed his first professional contract, signing until 2025. ^{[6] [7]}

USA

Van Eerten was named in the 30-man USA roster for their two home games during the 2024 mid-year rugby union tests. ^[8] He made his debut starting in the second-row against Romania, ^[9] playing 52 minutes in the 20–22 loss in Chicago. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Renger VAN EERTEN profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
2. "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
3. France, Centre (2020-12-18). "Rugby - International U20 hollandais, amateur de hockey sur gazon, passionné de l'Irlande; qui est Renger Van Eerten, le jeune 2e ligne du CAB". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
4. "Salutation de France". Haagsche Rugby Club (in Dutch). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
5. "Renger VAN EERTEN - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
6. "Renger Van Eerten signe son premier contrat professionnel et prolonge au CA Brive jusqu'en 2025". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
7. Redactie (2021-05-06). "Renger van Eerten (ex-HRC) tekent profcontract". Haagse Topsport (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
8. "USA Men's Eagles announce 30-man roster and reserves for two July tests at hom". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
9. djcoilrugby (2024-07-04). "USA Rugby Men's National Team vs Romania". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
10. "Tests Matchs - Match report USA vs Romania, le 06/07/2024". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
11. Dean, Taylor (2024-07-06). "Eagles fall to Romania 20-22 in first home test of the year". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.