Date of birth | 15 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Goudveld Hoërskool, Welkom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Fly-half / Centre | ||
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Current team | Lions / Golden Lions | ||
Youth Career | |||
2008–2013 | Griffons | ||
2014–present | Golden Lions | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2015–present | Young Lions | 11 | (91) |
2017–present | Lions | 1 | (2) |
Correct as of 24 July 2016
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Shaun Reynolds (born 15 June 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Lions and domestic Currie Cup rugby with the Golden Lions. His regular position is fly-half.
Reynolds was born in Bloemfontein, but grew up in Welkom, where he earned call-ups to represent the Griffons provincial side at national competitions since primary school level. He represented them at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008, the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011 and played twice at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, in 2012 and 2013. He was the main kicker for the team at the 2013 event held in Polokwane, kicking 47 points in addition to scoring two tries to finish the tournament as the overall top scorer. He also played at Under-19 level for the Griffons in their 2012 and 2013 campaigns.
After school, Reynolds moved to Johannesburg, where he joined the Golden Lions Academy. He played for the Golden Lions U19 team in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 74 points in nine starts. His tally included four tries, with two of those coming in a 41–36 victory over the Sharks U21s.
He was named on the bench for the Golden Lions XV's 2015 Vodacom Cup match against the Pumas, but failed to make an appearance. He played for the Golden Lions U21 team in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring 84 points in 12 appearances, top-scoring for his side and fourth overall in Group A of the competition.