Jono Janse van Rensburg

Jono Janse van Rensburg
Full nameJonathan Barry Janse van Rensburg
Date of birth (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthPietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
SchoolMaritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg
UniversityMidlands Rugby Academy /
University of South Africa /
University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight
Current team Slava Moscow
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2014 UP Tuks 5 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Blue Bulls 0 (0)
2015–2019 Griquas 64 (45)
Correct as of 8 July 2019

Jonathan Barry Janse van Rensburg (born 27 February 1989 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for Slava Moscow in the Russian Rugby Premier League.[1] His regular position is number eight.

Career

UP Tuks / Blue Bulls

Janse van Rensburg played rugby for Pretoria-based university side UP Tuks between 2011 and 2014.

He was also included in the Blue Bulls squad for the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division competition, but failed to make any appearances for the Blue Bulls.

Griquas

In 2015, Janse van Rensburg moved to Kimberley to join Griquas. After being an unused substitute in their opening match of the 2015 Vodacom Cup season against the Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth,[2] he made his first class debut in their next match, a 19–12 victory over the SWD Eagles in George.[3] He made his first senior start in their next match against the Border Bulldogs in Hartswater[4] and also scored one try for Griquas during the season, in a 27–24 victory over a Sharks XV in Round Six of the competition.[5] He helped Griquas finish second on the log to qualify for the quarter-finals, where they lost 14–28 to eventual champions the Pumas.[6]

He made four appearances off the bench for Griquas in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament, contributing two tries – one in a 48–17 win over the Boland Cavaliers[7] and the other in a 57–33 win over the Falcons[8] – to help Griquas finish top of the log[9] to earn a place in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division competition.[10]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jono Janse van Rensburg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 19–27 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 12–19 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 37–25 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 24–27 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 14–28 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – ORC Griquas 48–17 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 33–57 ORC Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. ^ "ORC Griquas clinch Absa Currie Cup Premier Division spot". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.