Ernst van Rhyn

{{short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{family name hatnote|Van Rhyn|Rhyn|lang=Dutch}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Ernst van Rhyn

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|09|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bellville, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.94}}

| weight = {{cvt|115|kg|lb stlb}}

| school = Paarl Gimnasium

| university = University of Stellenbosch

| relatives =

| position = Lock / Flank

| currentclub = {{Rut|Stormers}} / {{Rut|Western Province}}

| youthyears1 = 2015–2018

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| years1 = 2018–present

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| apps1 = 41

| points1 = 15

| years2 = 2019–present

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Stormers}}

| apps2 = 37

| points2 = 5

| repyears1 = 2015

| repteam1 = South Africa Schools

| repcaps1 = 3

| reppoints1 = 0

| repyears2 = 2016–2017

| repteam2 = South Africa Under-20

| repcaps2 = 9

| reppoints2 = 0

| clubupdate = 23 July 2022

| repupdate = 25 August 2018

}}

Ernst van Rhyn (born 19 September 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the {{Rut|Sale Sharks}} in premiership rugby and {{Rut|Western Province}} in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=165524 | name=Ernst van Rhyn | date=25 August 2018}} He can play as a lock or a flank.