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Ruben de Haas
Full nameRuben Pieter de Haas
Date of birth (1998-10-09) October 9, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birthGeorge, South Africa
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
SchoolJessieville High School
Notable relative(s)Pieter de Haas (father) /
Gerard de Haas (grandfather)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Template:Rut Cheetahs / Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs / Template:Rut Free State XV
Youth career
2017 Template:Rut Free State U19
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
  Little Rock Rugby Club ()
2018 Template:Rut CUT Ixias ()
Correct as of 21 May 2018
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–present Template:Rut Free State XV 10 (0)
Correct as of 21 July 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 United States U19 2
2016–2017 United States U20 6 (7)
2017 USA Selects 3 (5)
2018–present United States 17 (25)
Correct as of 5 April 2020

Ruben Pieter de Haas (born October 9, 1998) is a rugby union player who plays scrum-half for the United States men's national team, the Template:Rut Cheetahs in the Pro14, the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Template:Rut Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge.

Early life

Ruben de Haas was born on October 9, 1998,[1] the son of Pieter de Haas and grandson of Gerard de Haas, both first class rugby players with the Template:Rut Free State.[2][3] De Haas attended Jessieville High School[1] and played rugby for the Little Rock Junior Stormers, one of only two high school rugby teams in the state of Arkansas.[3]

Cheetahs

After having represented the United States on age-grade level teams (see sections below), De Haas signed an academy contract with South African provincial union the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in July 2017.[4] He played for the Template:Rut Free State U19 side in the 2017 Under-19 Provincial Championship, and also played for university side the Template:Rut CUT Ixias in the 2018 Varsity Cup,[2] before making his first class debut in South African domestic competition, for the Template:Rut Free State XV in their 2018 Rugby Challenge match against the Template:Rut Griffons.[5]

In May 2018, the Free State Cheetahs announced that he signed a contract with the Template:Rut Cheetahs – the union's Pro14 team – until the end of October 2020.[2]

International career

USA High School All-Americans

De Haas first represented the United States as a member of the United States men's national under-19 team (High School All-Americans) in their 2016 tour of Ontario, Canada.[6] De Haas served as the captain of the High School All-Americans.[7]

USA Junior All-Americans

De Haas made his debut with the United States men's national under-20 team (Junior All-Americans) in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.[8] de Haas made his first appearance for the Junior All-Americans as a 65th minute substitute in a 46–44 loss to Namibia on April 19.[9] De Haas made his first start at scrum-half for the Junior All-Americans in their 32–12 victory over Hong Kong on April 23.[10]

De Haas also made two appearances for the Junior All-Americans in 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy qualification matches. He scored one conversion in the Junior All-Americans' 46–12 defeat to Canada on June 13, 2017.[11] He also scored one conversion and one penalty goal in the Junior All-American's 27–25 victory over Canada on June 17, 2017.[12] De Haas served as the vice captain of the Junior All-Americans.[1]

USA Selects

De Haas made his first appearance with the USA Selects on October 7, 2017, starting at scrum-half in the Selects' 48–26 defeat to Samoa in the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge.[13] De Haas scored his first try for the Selects on October 15, 2017, appearing as a substitute in the Selects' 45–26 victory over Canada.[14]

USA Eagles

De Haas made his debut with the USA Eagles on February 17, 2018, appearing as a substitute in the Eagles' 45–13 victory over Chile in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ruben de Haas". USA Rugby. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Promising scrumhalf signs with Toyota Cheetahs" (Press release). Cheetahs. May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Goff, Alex (June 16, 2015). "Arkansas Selects Thrive Under Radar". Goff Rugby Report. Goff Communications. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Goff, Alex (July 6, 2017). "De Haas To Cheetahs Academy In South Africa". FloRugby. FloSports. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "SuperSport Rugby Challenge - Match 12, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Wise, Chad (June 24, 2016). "Boys High School All-Americans headed to Canada for two-match tour". Lafayette, Colorado: USA Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Goff, Alex (August 19, 2017). "De Haas Makes Cheetahs U19 Debut In South Africa". FloRugby. FloSports. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Junior All-Americans named for World Trophy". Americas Rugby News. April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016, Match 1". worldrugby.org. World Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016, Match 8". worldrugby.org. World Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  11. ^ Wise, Chad (June 13, 2017). "All-Americans drop first leg of U20 Trophy Qualifier". Edmonton, Alberta: USA Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  12. ^ Wise, Chad (June 17, 2017). "All-Americans Win, Miss U20 Trophy Qualification". Edmonton, Alberta: USA Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "Samoa overwhelm 14-man USA". Americas Rugby News. October 7, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "USA fend off Canada in Montevideo". Americas Rugby News. October 15, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "Eagles overcome slow start to smash Chile". Americas Rugby News. February 17, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

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