Reynier van Rooyen (born 25 April 1990) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

He played at Under-19 level for the in 2009 before moving to the , representing them in the

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and

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Under-21 Currie Cup competitions. He was one of 8 academy players that graduated to the first team for 2012 and was included in the squad for the

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. He was named on the bench for the game against on 30 March 2012, but made his debut on 30 July 2012 in the opening game of the

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season against . He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in

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, beating 24–7 in the final. Van Rooyen made eight appearances during the season, scoring one try.

References

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