Deon van Rensburg

Gideon Andries van Rensburg (born 24 January 1982) is a former South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was winger or centre.

Deon van Rensburg

Full name	Andries Gideon van Rensburg
Date of birth	(1982-01-24) 24 January 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
School	Potchefstroom HTS
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger / Centre Youth career 2002 Leopards Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2009 Leopards 44 (95) 2009–2014 Lions 55 (20) 2010–2013 Golden Lions 34 (75) 2004–2014 Total 133 (190) Correct as of 25 November 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 Emerging Springboks 1 (0) 2009 Royal XV 1 (0) Correct as of 25 November 2014

Between 2004 and 2009, he played for Potchefstroom side the Leopards, making 44 appearances and scoring 19 tries. In 2009, while still a Leopards player, he also earned a call-up to the Lions side during the 2009 Super 14 season and joined the Golden Lions prior to the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division season. He eventually scored 19 tries in 44 appearances for the Leopards and 15 tries in 34 appearances for the Golden Lions, as well as four tries in 55 Super Rugby matches. He also played in two matches during the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, one for a Highveld XV side in Potchefstroom^[1] and one for an Emerging Springboks side in Cape Town.^[2]

A persistent leg injury led to Van Rensburg missing the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season and eventually his retirement at the end of the 2014 season.^[3]