Divan Rossouw (born 12 March 1996) is a Namibian
rugby union player, currently playing in
South Africa for the in
Super Rugby
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, the in the
Currie Cup and the in the
Rugby Challenge.
He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, winger, centre or scrum-half.
Rugby career
2009–2014: Youth rugby / Namibia
Rossouw was born and grew up in
Windhoek. He was selected to represent Namibia as early as primary school level, playing at the South African Under-13 Craven Week tournament held in
Kimberley
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in 2009, starting in the scrum-half position
and helping them to one victory in their match against Zimbabwe.
In 2012, he appeared for Namibia at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in
Johannesburg.
He played all their matches at outside centre and he contributed 15 points in their 30–13 victory over Zimbabwe, scoring one try, two conversions and two penalties
to finish as his side's top scorer in the tournament.
He again represented Namibia in 2014 in South Africa's premier rugby union competition for high schools, the Under-18
Craven Week tournament held in
Middelburg.
He scored two tries from the outside centre in their 69–0 victory over Border Country Districts in their second match,
and a further two tries from fullback in their final match against Zimbabwe,
finishing the tournament as Namibia's top try scorer, just one try behind the joint-top try scorers in the competition.
2015–present: Blue Bulls / Bulls
Rossouw moved to South Africa prior to the 2015 to join the academy of the
Pretoria-based side the .
He made eleven starts for the team during the
2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting six matches on the left wing and five at fullback. He scored nine tries during the competition; after single tries in matches against Eastern Province,
Free State (away),
Leopards,
Western Province
and Free State (home),
he scored two tries in their match against the Sharks.
One more try followed during the regular season against Eastern Province
as the Blue Bulls finished the season in second position on the log to qualify for a home semi-final.
Rossouw scored his final try of the season in his side's 30–29 victory over in the semi-final,
but he could not help them to a victory in the final, with winning 25–23 in
Johannesburg.
Rossouw's nine tries meant he was the third-highest try scorer in Group A of the competition behind the Leopards' Zweli Silaule and Rossouw's team-mate
Franco Naudé
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Rugby career
2013–2014: Schoolboy rugby
Naudé was born in P ...
.
In addition to his eleven appearances in the Under-19 competition, Rossouw also made two appearances for the team in
2015
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, scoring one try in their 55–33 victory over the Leopards.
Rossouw was included in the squad for the
2016 Currie Cup qualification
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series
and he made his first class debut in their
Round Six match against the , coming on as a replacement just after the hour mark of a 13–25 defeat.
He was named the starting right winger for their next match, a 38–39 defeat to in
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
* Kimberley, Tasmania a small town
* County of Kimberley, a ...
,
before playing on the left wing against the a week later.
He kicked a conversion in their 57–28 the following week,
to score his first points of his senior career, as started that match at fullback. He was to remain in that position for the remainder of the competition, scoring his first senior try in a 28–23 victory over
and following that up with tries against the
and the team from his home country, the .
He made a total of ten appearances as he helped the Blue Bulls to seventh place on the log.
In the second half of the season, Rossouw made five starts for the team in the
2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
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, scoring a try in their match against
as the Blue Bulls finished third
before losing 15–37 to trans-
Jukskei
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History
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rivals the Golden Lions in the semi-finals.
Rossouw also made two appearances in the
2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
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, South Africa's premier domestic competition, coming on as a replacement in matches against the
and .
In November 2016, he was named in the
Super Rugby
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team's extended training squad during the team's preparations for the
2017 Super Rugby season
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.
References
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1996 births
Living people
Blue Bulls players
Bulls (rugby union) players
Golden Lions players
Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
Namibian rugby union players
Rugby union centres
Rugby union fullbacks
Rugby union players from Windhoek
Rugby union scrum-halves
Rugby union wings
Namibia international rugby union players