Nico Janse van Rensburg
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| Full name | Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van Rensburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Fiance - Annieke Vreken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional Rugby Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock | ||
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| Current team | Montpellier | ||
| Youth Career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Blue Bulls | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2014–2016 | Blue Bulls | 26 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Bulls | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Montpellier | 9 | (0) |
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Correct as of 5 December 2016
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2012 | South Africa Schools | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | South Africa Under-20 | 5 | (0) |
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Correct as of 3 July 2014
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Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van Rensburg (born 6 May 1994 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Montpellier in the French Top 14. His regular position is lock.
He represented the Blue Bulls at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2012. As a result of the latter, he earned a call-up to the South African Schools side in 2012, where he started in two of their matches, against Wales and England
In 2013, he was included in the Blue Bulls U19 squad for the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He scored a try in his first match for the side against the Leopards and made a total of nine appearances, including the final of the competition, where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions U19 side to win the trophy.
He was selected in the South Africa Under-20 squad that participated at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. He started in all five their matches during the competition – after featuring in their pool stage victories over Scotland,New Zealand and Samoa, which saw South Africa qualify for the semi-finals, he then started their semi-final against New Zealand and the final against England, but couldn't prevent them suffering a 21–20 defeat in the final.
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