Reynier van Rooyen

Reynier van Rooyen
Full name	Reynier van Rooyen
Date of birth	25 April 1990
Place of birth	Nelspruit, South Africa
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
School	Rob Ferreira High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Current team	Pumas
Youth career
2009	Border Bulldogs
2010–2011	Eastern Province Kings
Senior career
Years	Team
2012	Eastern Province Kings
2013–present	Pumas
	Correct as of 25 August 2019

Reynier van Rooyen (born 25 April 1990) is a South African rugby union player for the Pumas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

He played at Under-19 level for the Border Bulldogs in 2009 before moving to the Eastern Province Kings, representing them in the 2010 and 2011 Under-21 Currie Cup competitions.

He was one of 8 academy players that graduated to the first team for 2012[2] and was included in the squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup.

He was named on the bench for the game against Free State XV on 30 March 2012,[3] but made his debut on 30 July 2012 in the opening game of the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season against Boland Cavaliers.[4]

He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[5] Van Rooyen made eight appearances during the season, scoring one try.

References

"SA Rugby Player Profile – Reynier van Rooyen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
"OP-akademie lewer agt spelers vir Kings-groep" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
"SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 36–22 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
"SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Kavaliers 20–25 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
"Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

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[SARU_Player_Profile_Reynier_van_Rooyen-1] "SA Rugby Player Profile – Reynier van Rooyen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[OP-akademie_lewer_agt_spelers_vir_Kings-groep-2] "OP-akademie lewer agt spelers vir Kings-groep" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

[Eastern_Province_Kings_36-22_Toyota_Free_State_XV-3] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 36–22 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[Regent_Boland_Kavaliers_20-25_Eastern_Province_Kings-4] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Kavaliers 20–25 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[Steval_Pumas_first-time_Vodacom_Cup_champions_–_Final_Review-5] "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.