Ruan Jacobus Combrinck (born 10 May 1990) is a South African

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player. He plays mostly as a wing. He plays for in the

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in France. He previously played for the in

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, the and domestically and

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in the Japanese

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School career

Combrinck attended

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in The Natal Midlands and played in the same first team as Springboks fly-half

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and scrum-half Ross Cronje

International rugby

On 28 May 2016, Combrinck was included in a 31-man squad for their three-test match series against a touring team. He made his debut as replacement for the Springboks on 18 June 2016 vs. Ireland at Emirates Park in Johannesburg. He scored a try on debut and was also Man of the Match.

Honours

* Super Rugby runner up (3)

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

* Currie Cup winner

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

References

External links

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itsrugby.co.uk profile
1990 births Living people People from Vryheid Afrikaner people South African rugby union players Golden Lions players Western Province (rugby union) players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Rugby union fullbacks Stellenbosch University alumni South Africa international rugby union players Hanazono Kintetsu Liners players Stade Français Paris players Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players Alumni of Michaelhouse Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal South African expatriate rugby union players in France South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub