Cobus Reinach

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Cobus Reinach

| image = Reinach 2021.jpg

| caption = Reinach training in 2021

| fullname = Jacobus Meyer Reinach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|02|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bloemfontein, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| weight = {{convert|85|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

| occupation =

| school = Grey College, Bloemfontein

| university =

| relatives = Jaco Reinach (father)

| position = Scrum-Half

| currentclub = Montpellier

| youthyears1 = 2008

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| youthyears2 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| years1 = 2011–2017

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}

| apps1 = 20

| points1 = 30

| years2 = 2011–2017

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}

| apps2 = 33

| points2 = 30

| years3 = 2012–2017

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Sharks}}

| apps3 = 60

| points3 = 50

| years4 = 2017–2020

| clubs4 = Northampton Saints

| apps4 = 76

| points4 = 155

| years5 = 2020–

| clubs5 = Montpellier

| apps5 = 87

| points5 = 155

| repyears1 = 2014–present

| repteam1 = {{nrut|South Africa}}

| repcaps1 = 32

| reppoints1 = 65

| clubupdate = 1 November 2023

| repupdate = 1 November 2023

| medals = {{MedalSport|Men's Rugby union}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ru|RSA}}}}

}}

Jacobus Meyer Reinach (born 7 February 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for the Top 14 side Montpellier and South Africa national team.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=45616 | name=Cobus Reinach | date=30 May 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/242665.html | title=Cobus Reinach ESPN Scrum Player Profile | work=SA Rugby | access-date=6 October 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/feb-2017/saints-sign-springbok-scrum-half/|title=Saints sign Springbok scrum-half}} His playing position is scrum-half and he is the son of former Springbok winger Jaco Reinach.{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_22562.html | title=Cobus Reinach itsrugby Player Statistics | work=itsrugby | access-date=6 October 2014}} He was the member of the victorious Springbok team who won at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, Yokohama.

Early career

Born and raised in Bloemfontein, Reinach attended the famous rugby school Grey College. He initially played age-level rugby for the Free State, before heading to Durban in 2009 to link up with the Sharks, spending a portion of his club career playing scrum half for SA Home Loans Durban Collegians.

Club career

Reinach's first forays into senior rugby came with the Sharks XV in the Vodacom Cup. During the 2011 and 2012 Vodacom Cup competitions he made 17 appearances and scored 3 tries. His good performances at that level saw him promoted to the Sharks Currie Cup squad. He earned his first 2 Currie Cup caps during the 2011 season and over the following 2 campaigns he rotated with the more experienced Charl McLeod for the starting role in the number 9 jersey. He was a Currie Cup winner in 2013 and a runner up in 2012 with both matched being played against {{Rut|Western Province}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=104501 | homeid=11541 | awayid=11531 | leagueid=1221 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=18 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=27 October 2012 | date=1 July 2016}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=107254 | homeid=12614 | awayid=12644 | leagueid=1294 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=19 | awayscore=33 | awayteam=The Sharks | matchdate=26 October 2013 | date=1 July 2016}} Following McLeod's departure to Grenoble at the conclusion of the 2014 Super Rugby season, Reinach was left as the undisputed first-choice scrum half for the Sharks.{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Super15/Grenoble-sign-Charl-McLeod-20140223 | title=Grenoble sign Charl McLeod | work=Sport 24 | date= 23 February 2014 | access-date=6 October 2014}}

At Super Rugby level, Reinach debuted during the 2012 Super Rugby season however, he only made one appearance which amounted to 1 minute of game-time. His performances in tandem with Charl McLeod during the 2012 Currie Cup saw him see much more regular action in 2013 and the two continued their rotation. 2014 saw him become much more of a regular starter and indeed despite missing 4 matches due to injury, Reinach started all 12 of the regular season matches he was available for and scored 6 tries including a memorable effort in the Sharks first ever win away to the {{Rut|Crusaders}} in Christchurch.{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-17/sharks-beat-crusaders-despite-red-card/5459936 | title=Sharks beat Crusaders 30-25 for first win in Christchurch despite Jean Deysel red card for stamping | work=abc.net.au | date= 17 May 2014 | access-date=6 October 2014}}

On 27 February 2017, it was announced that Reinach would link up with English club Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership from the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39103649|work=BBC Sport|title=Northampton Saints sign South Africa and Sharks scrum-half Cobus Reinach|date=27 February 2017|access-date=17 March 2017}}

On 12 June 2020, Reinach officially joined Montpellier in the Top 14 ahead of the 2020–21 season after leaving Northampton.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Springbok scrum-half Cobus Reinach completes move away from Northampton|url=https://www.ruck.co.uk/springbok-scrum-half-cobus-reinach-completes-move-away-from-northampton/|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Ruck|language=en-GB}}

International career

Although his father had twice been selected for South African Schools, Reinach never represented his country at any age-group level. However, this did not stop him from making the full Springbok side at the age of only 24. He was called up to the Springbok squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship due to the absence of the injured Fourie du Preez{{cite web | url=http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/reinach-in-coenie-and-kolisi-out | title=Reinach gets Bok reward | work=SA Rugby Mag | date= 2 August 2014 | access-date=6 October 2014}} and when another experienced number 9 in Ruan Pienaar went down injured during the Boks tour of Australasia, Reinach was promoted to back-up scrum-half for the remaining two home games of the competition against {{nrut|Australia}} and {{nrut|New Zealand}}. Reinach debuted as a second-half replacement for Francois Hougaard in South Africa's 28–10 win over Australia in Cape Town on 27 September 2014 and played a big role in the Boks bonus point try scored by Jean de Villiers in the final minute.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=116504 | homeid=16924 | awayid=16944 | leagueid=1664 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=28 | awayscore=10 | awayteam=Australia | matchdate=27 September 2014 | date=1 July 2016}} He got his second taste of international rugby a week later and was again on the winning side as his team earned their first win over the All Blacks since 2011.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=116524 | homeid=16924 | awayid=16934 | leagueid=1664 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=27 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=New Zealand | matchdate=4 October 2014 | date=1 July 2016}} On 8 October 2019 Reinach scored a hat-trick in a 66–7 win over Canada at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the fastest hat-trick in Rugby World Cup History.{{cite web | url=https://www.sarugby.co.za/en/articles/2019/10/09/Reinach-sets-new-RWC-record | title=Cobus Reinach unaware of smashed RWC record | work=SA Rugby | date=9 October 2019 | access-date=9 October 2019}} South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeating England in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50273291 |title=England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time |date=2 November 2019 |publisher=BBC |access-date=3 November 2019}}

International statistics

=Test Match record=

style="width:30%;" \| Against ! abbr="Played" style="width:15px;" \| P ! abbr="Won" style="width:10px;" \| W ! abbr="Drawn" style="width:10px;" \| D ! abbr="Lost" style="width:10px;" \| L ! abbr="Tries" style="width:15px;" \| Tri ! abbr="Points" style="width:18px;" \| Pts ! abbr="Won" style="width:18px;" \| %Won
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
align="left" \| {{ru\|ARG}}	8	6	0	2	2	10	{{#expr:6/8*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|AUS}}	6	5	0	1	1	5	{{#expr:5/6*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{flag\|British & Irish Lions}}	1	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|CAN}}	1	1	0	0	3	15	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|ENG}}	4	3	0	1	1	5	{{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|FRA}}	2	1	0	1	0	0	{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|GEO}}	1	1	0	0	1	5	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|IRE}}	2	0	0	2	0	0	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|ITA}}	3	3	0	0	2	10	{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|NAM}}	1	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|NZL}}	4	3	0	1	0	0	{{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|POR}}	1	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|ROM}}	1	1	0	0	3	15	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|SCO}}	1	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|TON}}	1	1	0	0	1	5	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" \| {{ru\|WAL}}	3	2	0	1	0	0	{{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}
Total \|\| 40 \|\| 31 \|\| 0 \|\| 9 \|\| 14 \|\| 70 \|\|{{#expr:31/40*100 round 2}}

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

=International tries=

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
1 \|{{ru\|ENG}} \|London, England \|Twickenham Stadium \|2014 end-of-year tests \|15 November 2014 \|Win \|28–31
2 \|{{ru\|ITA}} \|Padua, Italy \|Stadio Euganeo \|2014 end-of-year tests \|22 November 2014 \|Win \|6–22
3 \|{{ru\|AUS}} \|Johannesburg, South Africa \|Ellis Park Stadium \|2019 Rugby Championship \|20 July 2019 \|Win \|35–17
4 \|rowspan="3"\|{{ru\|CAN}} \|rowspan="3"\|Kobe, Japan \|rowspan="3"\|Kobe Misaki Stadium \|rowspan="3"\|2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B \|rowspan="3"\|8 October 2019 \|rowspan="3"\|Win \|rowspan="3"\|66–7
5
6
7 \|{{ru\|GEO}} \|Pretoria, South Africa \|Loftus Versfeld Stadium \|2021 July tests \|2 July 2021 \|Win \|40–9
8 \|{{ru\|ARG}} \|Port Elizabeth, South Africa \|Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium \|2021 Rugby Championship \|14 August 2021 \|Win \|32–12
9 \|{{ru\|ITA}} \|Genoa, Italy \|Stadio Luigi Ferraris \|2022 end-of-year tests \|19 November 2022 \|Win \|21–63
10 \|rowspan="3"\|{{ru\|ROM}} \|rowspan="3"\|Bordeaux, France \|rowspan="3"\|Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux \|rowspan="3"\|2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B \|rowspan="3"\|17 September 2023 \|rowspan="3"\|Win \|rowspan="3"\|76–0
11
12
13 \|{{ru\|TON}} \|Marseille, France \|Stade Vélodrome \|2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B \|1 October 2023 \|Win \|49–18
14 \|{{ru\|ARG}} \|Santiago del Estero, Argentina \|Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades \|2024 Rugby Championship \|21 September 2024 \|Win \|29–28

References

External links

[https://www.sarugby.co.za/match-centre/player-detail/?playerId=03f8c77d-891f-4502-a2dd-bf36cbfe50f0&teamId=e976cfc2-f80b-4c1a-8472-838cd54f0fbc Cobus Reinach] at Springboks
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