Ryno Eksteen

Ryno Eksteen

Full name	Ryno Eksteen
Date of birth	(1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Centurion, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
School	Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Full-back Youth career 2010–2012 Blue Bulls 2015 Western Province Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Stormers 1 (0) 2015 Western Province 2 (0) 2017–2018 Free State XV 9 (0) 2017 Free State Cheetahs 4 (21) 2018 Cheetahs 3 (0) 2020 Seattle Seawolves 1 (0) 2020 Stormers 1 (0) Correct as of 29 April 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 South Africa Schools 3 (0) Correct as of 22 April 2018

Ryno Eksteen (born 3 October 1994 in Centurion) is a South African rugby union player for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby. He previously played for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is fly-half or full-back.

Career

Eksteen represented the Blue Bulls in the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition and in the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week tournament, where he was top points scorer for the tournament and helped the Blue Bulls win the unofficial final against the Golden Lions.[2] His performance saw him called up to the 2012 South African Schools side[3] that played against France,[4] Wales[5] and England[6] in August 2012.

He joined the Western Province Rugby Institute for the 2013 season[2] – moving in the opposite direction to Western Province's Craven Week and fellow S.A. Schools fly-half Handré Pollard, who joined the Blue Bulls. However, a knee injury ruled him out of action for the 2013 season.[7]

Stormers

He was included in the pre-season training squad for the Stormers prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season[8] and also made the final Stormers squad.[9]

He made his Super Rugby debut in the opening match of the season, a 34–10 loss to the Lions.[10] Incredibly, he played Super Rugby without making any appearances in the South African domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions, or even playing at Under-21 or Under-19 level for Western Province.

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ryno Eksteen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "WP sign young flyhalves". Sport24. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
3. "SARU names SA School Squad of 28". SuperSport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17–7 France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 24–16 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36–29 England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
7. "Ryno Eksteen : The Stormers". Stormers. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
8. "DHL Stormers announce 2014 pre-season squad". Stormers. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
9. "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Stormers : 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Lions 34–10 DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.