Rynhardt Elstadt

Rynhardt Elstadt (born 20 December 1989) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and French Top 14 side . He plays flank forward and lock.

Career On 19 March 2011 he helped the Stormers defeat the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, by outplaying legendary hardman Bakkies Botha. In October 2014 he was part of the Western Province team who won the Currie Cup by beating the Lions 19-16. In June 2019 Elstadt started for 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 winning the 2019 Rugby Championship.

Honours

Western Province 2014 Currie Cup winner

Toulouse Heineken Cup European Champions/European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021 Top 14 French League : 2019, 2021

South Africa 2019 Rugby Championship winner

Test history No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 35–17 Flank 20 Jul 2019 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. 24–18 Flank 17 Aug 2019 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 3. 17–22 Replacement 24 Jul 2021 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 4. 12–13 Replacement 9 Jul 2022 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Points 2011 15 15 0 968 0 0 0 0 2012 12 12 0 862 0 0 2 0 2013 10 9 1 645 0 0 0 0 2014 2 2 0 160 0 0 0 0 2015 2 2 0 117 0 0 0 0 2016 11 4 7 537 0 0 0 0 2017 6 6 0 413 2 10 2 1Total 59 51 8 3831 2 10 4 1