Ronald Brown (rugby union)

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Ronald Brown
Date of birth (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29)
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Africa Men's Sevens
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Mauritius Team Competition

Ronald Brown (born 2 September 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player. [1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Brown was originally named as a traveling reserve but was later called in to replace the injured Quewin Nortje, he competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ronald Brown". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rugby Sevens - South Africa vs Kenya - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games". SA Rugby. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Blitzboks shock NZ to go into Olympic semi-finals". SA Rugby. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.


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