Benhard Janse van Rensburg

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Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Full nameBarend Johannes Janse van Rensburg
Date of birth (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
WeightTemplate:Geobox2 unit/weight
SchoolHoërskool Frikkie Meyer, Thabazimbi
UniversityNorth-West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Centre / Fullback
Current team Template:Rut Cheetahs / Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs / Template:Rut Free State XV
Youth career
2014 Template:Rut Limpopo Blue Bulls
2015 Template:Rut Leopards
2016–2017 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Template:Rut NWU Pukke (34)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Template:Rut Leopards 10 (32)
2017 Template:Rut Sharks XV 7 (19)
2017 Template:Rut Sharks 3 (2)
2017 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 5 (2)
2017–2018 → Template:Rut Southern Kings 5 (4)
2018–present Template:Rut Free State XV 10 (29)
2018–present Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 1 (0)
2018–present Template:Rut Cheetahs 4 (2)
Correct as of 22 September 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 South Africa Under-20 1 (0)
Correct as of 2 November 2016

Barend Johannes Janse van Rensburg (born 14 January 1997) is a South African rugby union player for 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.[1] He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, centre or fullback.

Rugby career

2014 : Schoolboy rugby

Janse van Rensburg was born in Pretoria and grew up in Thabazimbi. In 2014, he was selected to represent the Template:Rut Limpopo Blue Bulls at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week.[2]

2015–2016 : Leopards, NWU Pukke and South Africa Under-20

He moved to Potchefstroom at the start of 2015, joining their provincial team, the Template:Rut Leopards. He made twelve starts for the Template:Rut Leopards U19 team in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting five matches at inside centre, five at outside centre and two at fullback. He scored tries in matches against Template:Rut Eastern Province U19,[3] Template:Rut Sharks U19[4] and Template:Rut Western Province U19[5] and also kicked fourteen conversions and three penalties for a total of 52 points, the second-highest points tally for a Leopards player and tenth overall in Group A of the competition.[6]

Janse van Rensburg represented the Template:Rut NWU Pukke in the 2016 Varsity Cup, where he made history in their opening match against the Template:Rut UP Tuks; the Varsity Cup adopted a points system whereby tries that originate within a team's own half were worth nine points, and Janse van Rensburg scored the first nine-point try in the competition after just nine minutes.[7] He scored a second try in the match, a 38–15 victory for NWU Pukke,[8] and two more in matches against the Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz (another nine-pointer)[9] and Template:Rut Maties[10] to finish as his side's second-highest try scorer.[11]

In March 2016, Janse van Rensburg was included in a South Africa Under-20 training squad,[12] but wasn't initially included in the final South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship tournament to be held in Manchester, England.[13] However, following injuries to S'busiso Nkosi and Embrose Papier during the tournament, he flew out to meet up with the rest of the team.[14] He came on as a replacement in their final match of the tournament, the third-place play-off against Argentina. Argentina beat South Africa for the second time, convincingly winning 49–19[15] to condemn South Africa to fourth place in the competition.

Shortly before his involvement in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, he also made his first class debut in South African domestic rugby. He started their Currie Cup qualification match against the Template:Rut Falcons, helping them to a 26–24 victory.[16] After another start against the Template:Rut SWD Eagles,[17] he dropped to the bench for their match against the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers, but came on to score his first points in first class rugby, converting two late tries.[18] He started five more matches in the fly-half position before his short spell with the South Africa Under-20 team, without scoring any points. On his return, he made two more starts; in the first of those, he scored a total 13 points – including his first senior try – in his side's 23–26 defeat to a Template:Rut Sharks XV,[19] and a week later, he scored a try and five conversions in a 54–14 victory over the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings.[20]

2016–present : Sharks

Midway through 2016, Janse van Rensburg joined the Durban-based Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup). He was included in their squad for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division,[21] but didn't feature for the team, instead making two appearances for the Template:Rut Sharks U21 in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship.[22] At the end of October 2016, he was included in the Template:Rut Sharks Super Rugby squad for the 2017 season.[23]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Benhard Janse van Rensburg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Limpopo Blue Bulls : 2014 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U19 24–41 Eastern Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 37–40 Leopards U19". South African Rugby Union. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U19 36–34 Leopards U19". South African Rugby Union. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2015 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Janse van Rensburg scores a brace as Pukke win in Pretoria". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UP-TUKS 15–38 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NMMU MADIBAZ 18–46 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NWU-PUKKE 12–56 FNB MATIES". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Large group invited to Junior Springbok trials camp". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Ward to lead Junior Springboks in England". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Junior Springbok camp update - Jeremy Ward cited". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 November 2016 suggested (help)
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Argentina U20 49–19 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 26–24 Hino Valke". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 26–21 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 31–43 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 26–23 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 54–14 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Cell C Sharks : 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U21 18–24 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Pre-season training squad announcement" (Press release). Sharks. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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