Ryno Eksteen (born 3 October 1994 in

Centurion A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...

) is a South African

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player for the

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. He previously played for the in the

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and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or full-back.

Career

Eksteen represented the in the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition and in the 2012 Under-18

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tournament, where he was top points scorer for the tournament and helped the Blue Bulls win the unofficial final against the . His performance saw him called up to the 2012 South African Schools side that played against France, Wales and England in August 2012. He joined the Rugby Institute for the 2013 season – moving in the opposite direction to Western Province's Craven Week and fellow S.A. Schools fly-half

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, who joined the . However, a knee injury ruled him out of action for the 2013 season.

Stormers

He was included in the pre-season training squad for the prior to the

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and also made the final Stormers squad. He made his

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debut in the opening match of the season, a 34–10 loss to the . Incredibly, he played Super Rugby without making any appearances in the South African domestic

and

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competitions, or even playing at Under-21 or Under-19 level for .

References

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