{{short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Warren Brosnihan | image = | caption = | birth_name = Warren Guy Brosnihan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa | height = 1.91m | weight = 105kg | position = Flanker | years1 = 2002–04 | clubs1 = Ulster | apps1 = 24 | points1 = 15 | years2 = 2005–06 | clubs2 = Calvisano | apps2 = 3 | points2 = 0 | province1 = {{rut|Natal}}/{{rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} | province2 = {{rut|Golden Lions}} | province3 = {{rut|Blue Bulls}} | provinceyears1 = 1994–95, 98–01 | provinceyears2 = 1997 | provinceyears3 = 2004–06 | provinceapps1 = 51 | provinceapps2 = 24 | provinceapps3 = 25 | provincepoints1 = 35 | provincepoints2 = 27 | provincepoints3 = 25 | super1 = {{rut|Sharks}} | superyears1 = 1998–01 | superapps1 = 43 | superpoints1 = 15 | super2 = | superyears2 = | superapps2 = | superpoints2 = | repteam1 = South Africa | repyears1 = 1997, 2000 | repcaps1 = 6 | reppoints1 = 5 | repupdate = | school = Northlands Boys’ High School, Durban }}
''' Warren Guy Brosnihan ''' (born 28 December 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12623.html|title=Warren Brosnihan|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref>
==Playing career== Brosnihan made his senior provincial debut in 1994 for {{rut|Natal}} and in the 1997 season, he played for the {{rut|Golden Lions}}, returning to the {{rut|Sharks}} in 1998. In 2002 he moved to Northern Ireland to play for {{rut|Ulster}} and returned to South Africa in 2004 to represent the {{rut|Blue Bulls}}.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|title=South African Rugby Annual 2005|publisher=SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd|year=2005|isbn=0958440492|location=Cape Town|pages=52}}</ref>
Brosnihan made his test debut for the Springboks against {{nrut|Australia}} during the 1997 Tri Nations Series at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, scoring his first and only test try. His second test match was three years later, during the 2000 Tri Nations Series, against {{nrut|New Zealand}}. He played a further four test matches in 2000, all as a replacement and he also played in four tour matches, scoring one further try for the Springboks.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Heath|first=Duane|title=South African Rugby Annual 2019|date=2019|publisher=South African Rugby|isbn=978-0620818087|location=Cape Town|pages=193|oclc=1089860189}}</ref>
=== Test history === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opposition !! Result<br />(SA 1st) !! Position !! Tries !! Date !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|AUS}} || align="center"|61–22 || Flanker || align="center"|1 || 23 Aug 1997 || Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 2. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|12–25 || Replacement || || 22 Jul 2000 || Jade Stadium, Christchurch |- | 3. || {{ru|AUS}} || align="center"|6–26 || Replacement || || 29 Jul 2000 || Stadium Australia, Sydney |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 4. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|46–40 || Replacement || || 19 Aug 2000 || Ellis Park, Christchurch |- | 5. || {{ru|AUS}} || align="center"|18–19 || Replacement || || 26 Aug 2000 || Kings Park, Durban |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 6. || {{ru|ENG}} || align="center"|17–25 || Replacement || || 2 Dec 2000 || Twickenham, London |}
==See also== *List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. '''655'''
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