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.[1]
Career
Youth
Janse van Rensburg represented the 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 Blue Bulls came in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, when he came on as a substitute in the match against the Pumas.[2] He then started five of their remaining six matches in this competition.
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.
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.[4]
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.
