External links
- Zach Porthen at ItsRugby.co.uk
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| Full name | Zachary Porthen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 March 2004 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wynberg Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zach Porthen (born 31 March 2004) is a South African professional rugby union player, who plays for Western Province, the Stormers and South Africa. His preferred position is prop. [1]
Porthen attended Wynberg Boys' High School where he played for the first XV and was Head Prefect. [2] He captain SA Schools in 2022, [3] and in 2023 and 2024 represented South Africa at U20 level. [4]
Porthen came through the Stormers academy, signing his first professional contract in 2023. [5] He made his Currie Cup debut for the Western Province in 2024 and represented the team again in 2025. [6] He made his debut for the Stormers in the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship against the Dragons. [7]
In October 2025, he was called into the South Africa squad for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [8]
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