Rynhardt Elstadt
Date of birth (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birthJohannesburg, South Africa
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Montagu
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flank
Current team Toulouse
Youth career
2005–2007 Boland Cavaliers
2008–2009 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 Maties 1 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2017 Western Province 47 (20)
2011–2017 Stormers 58 (10)
2017–present Toulouse 100 (15)
Correct as of 11 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 South Africa U20 3 (0)
2019–present South Africa 4 (0)
Correct as of 11 July 2022

Rynhardt Elstadt (born 20 December 1989) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and French Top 14 side Toulouse. He plays flank forward and lock.

Career

On 19 March 2011 he helped the Stormers defeat the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, by outplaying legendary hardman Bakkies Botha.[1] In October 2014 he was part of the Western Province team who won the Currie Cup by beating the Lions 19-16.[2] In June 2019 Elstadt started for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 final, winning the French Championship. He won his first cap for South Africa in 2019 and played a part in Springboks winning the 2019 Rugby Championship.

Honours

Western Province

Toulouse

South Africa

Test history

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Australia 35–17 Flank 20 Jul 2019 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.  Argentina 24–18 Flank 17 Aug 2019 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.  British and Irish Lions 17–22 Replacement 24 Jul 2021 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
4.  Wales 12–13 Replacement 9 Jul 2022 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Super Rugby statistics

As of June 2020
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Points Yellow card Red card
2011 Stormers 15 15 0 968 0 0 0 0
2012 Stormers 12 12 0 862 0 0 2 0
2013 Stormers 10 9 1 645 0 0 0 0
2014 Stormers 2 2 0 160 0 0 0 0
2015 Stormers 2 2 0 117 0 0 0 0
2016 Stormers 11 4 7 537 0 0 0 0
2017 Stormers 6 6 0 413 2 10 2 1
Total 59 51 8 3831 2 10 4 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Do some Australian provinces need an ARU intervention?". Smh.com.au. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/WP-crowned-Currie-Cup-champs-20141025/accessdate=2015-09-14 [dead link]

External links


Toulouse – current squad
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