Date of birth | 22 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Stellenbosch, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paarl Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Stellenbosch University of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Oosthuizen (born 22 May 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the South Africa Sevens team in the World Rugby Sevens Series. [1] His regular position is forward in 7s and centre in 15 man rugby.
He made his debut for the South Africa Sevens team at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens [2] and was also a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. He is also a bronze medal winner at the 2018 World Cup 7s in San Francisco.
He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3] [4] They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final. [5] [6]
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