# Rynhardt Elstadt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rynhardt_Elstadt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rynhardt_Elstadt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rynhardt_Elstadt > Source revision: 1313056035 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) South African rugby union player Rugby player Rynhardt Elstadt Born (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 (age 36) Johannesburg, South Africa Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Weight 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) School Hoërskool Montagu Rugby union career Position Lock / Flank Current team Toulouse Youth career 2005–2007 Boland Cavaliers 2008–2009 Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 Maties 1 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2017 Western Province 47 (20) 2011–2017 Stormers 58 (10) 2017–present Toulouse 100 (15) Correct as of 11 July 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 South Africa U20 3 (0) 2019–present South Africa 4 (0) Correct as of 11 July 2022 **Rynhardt Elstadt** (born 20 December 1989) is a South African [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player for the [South Africa national team](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team) and French [Top 14](/source/Top_14) side [Toulouse](/source/Stade_Toulousain). He plays flank forward and lock. ## Career On 19 March 2011 he helped the Stormers defeat the [Blue Bulls](/source/Blue_Bulls) at [Loftus Versfeld](/source/Loftus_Versfeld) stadium in [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria), by outplaying legendary hardman [Bakkies Botha](/source/Bakkies_Botha).[1] In October 2014 he was part of the Western Province team who won the [Currie Cup](/source/Currie_Cup) by beating the Lions 19-16.[2] In June 2019 Elstadt started for [Stade Toulousain](/source/Stade_Toulousain) in the Top 14 final, winning the French Championship. He won his first cap for South Africa in 2019 and played a part in [Springboks](/source/Springboks) winning the 2019 Rugby Championship. ## Honours **Western Province** - 2014 Currie Cup winner **Toulouse** - [Heineken Cup European Champions](/source/Heineken_Cup)/[European Rugby Champions Cup](/source/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup): [2021](/source/2021_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup_Final) - [Top 14 French League](/source/Top_14) : [2019](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Top_14_season), [2021](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Top_14_season) **South Africa** - 2019 Rugby Championship winner ### Test history No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. Australia 35–17 Flank 20 Jul 2019 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. Argentina 24–18 Flank 17 Aug 2019 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 3. British and Irish Lions 17–22 Replacement 24 Jul 2021 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 4. Wales 12–13 Replacement 9 Jul 2022 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein ## Super Rugby statistics - *As of June 2020* Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Points 2011 Stormers 15 15 0 968 0 0 0 0 2012 Stormers 12 12 0 862 0 0 2 0 2013 Stormers 10 9 1 645 0 0 0 0 2014 Stormers 2 2 0 160 0 0 0 0 2015 Stormers 2 2 0 117 0 0 0 0 2016 Stormers 11 4 7 537 0 0 0 0 2017 Stormers 6 6 0 413 2 10 2 1 Total 59 51 8 3831 2 10 4 1 ## See also - [List of South Africa national rugby union players](/source/List_of_South_Africa_national_rugby_union_players#List) – Springbok no. **912** ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Do some Australian provinces need an ARU intervention?"](http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/do-some-australian-provinces-need-an-aru-intervention-20110321-1c3yt.html). Smh.com.au. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/WP-crowned-Currie-Cup-champs-20141025/accessdate=2015-09-14](http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/WP-crowned-Currie-Cup-champs-20141025/accessdate=2015-09-14) [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## External links - [Rynhardt Elstadt](https://historical-stats.epcrugby.com/player/?PlayGuid=RE870406) at [European Professional Club Rugby](/source/European_Professional_Club_Rugby) - [Rynhardt Elstadt](https://web.archive.org/web/2024/http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/119251.html) at ESPNscrum (archived) - [Rynhardt Elstadt](https://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_17596.html#noir) at ItsRugby.fr (in French) - [Rynhardt Elstadt](https://all.rugby/player/rynhard-elstadt) at All.Rugby - [Rynhardt Elstadt](https://www.rugbydatabase.co.nz/player/index.php?playerId=10504) at RugbyDatabase.co.nz - ["SA Rugby Player Profile – Rynhardt Elstadt"](http://www.sarugby.co.za/playerprofile.aspx?id=37430&fullview=true). *South African Rugby Union*. 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