Renger van Eerten (born 2 August 1999) is a Dutch born American rugby union player. He plays at CA Brive in the Pro D2 in France.[1][2]
| Full name | Renger van Eerten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editYouth
editHe began playing rugby at 6 years old while living in England before giving it up not long after, going on to play Ice Hockey when his family moved to Canada.[3] When he moved back to the Netherlands he joined the juniors of Haagsche Rugby Club. Going on to win several youth titles, and joining the Rugby Academy Zuid-West. In 2017, he finished his high school and moved to Amsterdam to follow his studies. He joined the Nationaal Training Centrum while playing with the Haagsche Rugby Club senior side.[4]
Brive
editHe joined CA Brive in 2019, after being spotted by Goderzi Shvelidze while playing for the Netherlands under-20 side. His first season at the club included him playing for the espoirs and rugby sevens side.[5] He made his senior debut for the club in 2020, starting in a 16–18. loss against Zebre Parma in the EPCR Challenge Cup. In 2021 he signed his first professional contract, signing until 2025.[6][7]
USA
editVan Eerten was named in the 30-man USA roster for their two home games during the 2024 mid-year rugby union tests.[8] He made his debut starting in the second-row against Romania,[9] playing 52 minutes in the 20–22 loss in Chicago.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Renger VAN EERTEN profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ France, Centre (2020-12-18). "Rugby - International U20 hollandais, amateur de hockey sur gazon, passionné de l'Irlande ; qui est Renger Van Eerten, le jeune 2e ligne du CAB". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Salutation de France". Haagsche Rugby Club (in Dutch). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Renger VAN EERTEN - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Renger Van Eerten signe son premier contrat professionnel et prolonge au CA Brive jusqu'en 2025". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Redactie (2021-05-06). "Renger van Eerten (ex-HRC) tekent profcontract". Haagse Topsport (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "USA Men's Eagles announce 30-man roster and reserves for two July tests at hom". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ djcoilrugby (2024-07-04). "USA Rugby Men's National Team vs Romania". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Tests Matchs - Match report USA vs Romania, le 06/07/2024". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Dean, Taylor (2024-07-06). "Eagles fall to Romania 20-22 in first home test of the year". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-17.