Rohan Janse van Rensburg

{{short description|South Africa international rugby union player}}

{{family name hatnote|Janse van Rensburg|van Rensburg|lang=Afrikaans}}

{{Infobox rugby union biography

| name = Rohan Janse van Rensburg

| image = Rohan Janse van Rensburg 2022.jpg

| fullname = Rohan Janse van Rensburg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|09|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Welkom, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=51157 | name=Rohan Janse van Rensburg | date=29 May 2016}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Hoërskool Waterkloof

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Centre

| currentclub = Bordeaux Bègles

| youthyears1 = 2007–2014

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| years1 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| apps1 = 7

| points1 = 20

| years2 = 2015–2017

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}}

| apps2 = 7

| points2 = 10

| years3 = 2015–2017

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| apps3 = 23

| points3 = 45

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = {{Rut|Lions}}

| apps4 = 39

| points4 = 95

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = → {{Rut|Sale Sharks}} (loan)

| apps5 = 8

| points5 = 15

| years6 = 2018–2022

| clubs6 = {{Rut|Sale Sharks}}

| apps6 = 73

| points6 = 115

| years7 = 2022–2024

| clubs7 = {{Rut|Sharks}}

| apps7 = 8

| points7 = 20

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}

| apps8 =

| points8 =

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = Canon Eagles

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| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Bordeaux Bègles

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| amatyears1 = 2014

| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}

| amatapps1 = 2

| amatpoints1 = 5

| repyears1 = 2012

| repteam1 = South Africa Schools

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| repyears2 = 2013–2014

| repteam2 = South Africa Under-20

| repcaps2 = 3

| reppoints2 = 0

| repyears3 = 2016

| repteam3 = Springbok XV

| repcaps3 = 1

| reppoints3 = 5

| repyears4 = 2016

| repteam4 = South Africa

| repcaps4 = 1

| reppoints4 = 0

| clubupdate = 01 January 2023

| repupdate = 26 May 2018

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Rohan Janse van Rensburg (born 11 September 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player for South African United Rugby Championship side the Sharks. His regular position is inside centre.

Career

=Youth=

Janse van Rensburg represented the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week, the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments. He was also called into the South African Schools squad in 2012.

=Senior career=

His senior debut for the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} came in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, when he came on as a substitute in the match against the {{Rut|Pumas}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103824 | homeid=11754 | awayid=11644 | leagueid=1164 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=42 | awayscore=44 | awayteam=Steval Pumas | matchdate=16 March 2013 | date=2 December 2016}} He then started five of their remaining six matches in this competition.

Janse van Rensburg moved to Johannesburg for the 2015 to join the {{Rut|Golden Lions}}.{{cite web | url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/sa-rugby/news/141028/Lions_snatch_up_four_Bulls | title=Lions snatch up four Bulls | publisher=SuperSport | date=28 October 2014 | access-date=28 October 2014}}

=2016 season=

The 2016 Super Rugby season was the breakthrough for Janse van Rensburg. At inside centre, he had a very successful partnership with fellow centre, Springbok Lionel Mapoe. Janse van Rensburg managed to score 10 tries in 17 games;which is very prolific for a number 12. The Golden Lions managed to make the 2016 Super Rugby final but lost to the Hurricanes 20-3.

=Sale Sharks=

Janse van Rensburg made eight appearances for English Premiership side {{Rut|Sale Sharks}} in the 2017–18 English Premiership during a loan spell in 2018, before returning on a permanent deal before the 2018–19 season.

He was fined £32,500 and handed a two-week suspension in April 2020 for breaching protocol having been contracted to two teams. Sale Sharks were also found to have breached rules about the way they approached him.{{Cite news|date=2020-04-24|title=Rohan Janse van Rensburg: Sale player sanctioned for signing deals with two clubs|language=en-gb|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52413671|access-date=2020-06-28}}

=Representative rugby=

Janse van Rensburg was included in the S.A. Schools squad in 2012 and the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2013{{SA Rugby Article | id=1898404 | leagueid=1344 | title=Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad | date=25 April 2013 | access-date=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1898404&fullview=true | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607185428/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1898404&fullview=true | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 June 2016}} and 2014{{SA Rugby Article | id=2411934 | leagueid=2034 | title=Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014 | date=22 April 2014 | access-date=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=2411934&fullview=true | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607185606/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=2411934&fullview=true | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 June 2016}} IRB Junior World Championship tournaments.

=Springboks=

Janse van Rensburg first represented Springboks XV in a non-cap friendly vs Barbarians XV in which he scored a last-gasp try to secure a 31-31 draw. He was later included in the Springboks squad for their 2016 Outgoing series of Europe. He started the final game of the tour vs Wales at inside centre where the Springboks lost.