Ruan Nortjé

Ruan Nortjé (born 25 July 1998) is a South African professional rugby union who as of 2025 plays for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup.^[1] His regular position is lock.

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Rugby career

Nortjé grew up in Pretoria and represented his local Blue Bulls at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2016. He joined the Blue Bulls academy after school, and played for their Under-19 team in 2017.^[2]

In 2018, Nortjé was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.^[3] He played in all three of their matches during the pool stage – a 33–27 victory over Georgia,^[4] a 30–17 win over Ireland^[5] and a 29–46 defeat to France.^[6] South Africa qualified for the semi-finals as the runner-up with the best record, but fell short in the semifinal against England, losing 31–32, with Nortjé scoring one of South Africa's tries.^[7] He scored another try in their third-place play-off against New Zealand, helping his side to a 40–30 win.^[8]

Upon his return to South Africa, he was included in the Bulls squad for their final match of the 2018 Super Rugby season against trans-Jukskei rivals the Lions,^[9] and he made his Super Rugby debut by coming on as a second half replacement.^[10]

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Honours

Super Rugby Unlocked winner 2020
Currie Cup winner 2020–21, 2021
Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021–22
United Rugby Championship Ironman award for 2021–22 season
Named in the 2021–22 and 2023–24 United Rugby Championship Elite XV team
Bulls URC Player of the Year 2022

Opponent	P	W	L	%Won
Argentina	2	1	1	50
Australia	1	1	0	100
Georgia	1	1	0	100
Italy	1	1	0	100
New Zealand	2	2	0	100
Wales	1	0	1	0
Total	8	6	2	75

Rugby career

Honours

Statistics

Test match record

References

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