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| Full name | Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van Rensburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (age 31) Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional Rugby Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van Rensburg (born 6 May 1994) is a South African professionalrugby union player, currently playing withMontpellier in the FrenchTop 14.[1] His regular position is lock.
He represented theBlue Bulls at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the Under-18Craven Week in 2012. As a result of the latter, he earned a call-up to the South African Schools side in 2012, where he started in two of their matches, against Wales[2] andEngland.[3]
In 2013, he was included in theBlue Bulls U19 squad for the2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He scored a try in his first match for the side against theLeopards[4] and made a total of nine appearances, including the final of the competition, where the Blue Bulls beat theGolden Lions U19 side to win the trophy.
He was selected in theSouth Africa Under-20 squad that participated at the2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[5] He started in all five their matches during the competition – after featuring in their pool stage victories overScotland,[6]New Zealand[7] andSamoa,[8] which saw South Africa qualify for the finals, he then started their semi-final againstNew Zealand[9] and the final againstEngland, but couldn't prevent them suffering a 21–20 defeat in the final.[10]
Janse van Rensburg made his first class debut during the2014 Vodacom Cup competition when he played off the bench in a match againstGriquas in Pretoria.[11] A second substitute appearance followed a week later against thePumas inNelspruit.[12]
Janse van Rensburg moved to France in 2016 to joinTop 14 sideMontpellier.[13]
In 2021, Janse van Rensburg was included in theSouth Africa 'A' team that played against the touringBritish and Irish Lions team. He came on as a replacement in their match inCape Town, ending on the winning side as the South Africa 'A' team ran out 17–13 winners.[14]