Divan Rossouw

Divan Rossouw (born 12 March 1996) is a Namibian rugby union player, currently playing in South Africa for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, winger, centre or scrum-half.

Divan Rossouw
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996
Place of birthWindhoek, Namibia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb)
SchoolWindhoek Gymnasium
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls / Blue Bulls XV
Youth career
2009–2014 Namibia
2015–2017 Blue Bulls
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2018 Blue Bulls XV 20 (27)
2016–present Blue Bulls 16 (5)
2018–present Bulls 31 (20)
Correct as of 1 August 2020

Rugby career

2009–2014: Youth rugby / Namibia

Rossouw was born and grew up in Windhoek. He was selected to represent Namibia as early as primary school level, playing at the South African Under-13 Craven Week tournament held in Kimberley in 2009, starting in the scrum-half position[2] and helping them to one victory in their match against Zimbabwe.[3]

In 2012, he appeared for Namibia at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Johannesburg.[4] He played all their matches at outside centre and he contributed 15 points in their 30–13 victory over Zimbabwe, scoring one try, two conversions and two penalties[5] to finish as his side's top scorer in the tournament.[6]

He again represented Namibia in 2014 in South Africa's premier rugby union competition for high schools, the Under-18 Craven Week tournament held in Middelburg.[7] He scored two tries from the outside centre in their 69–0 victory over Border Country Districts in their second match,[8] and a further two tries from fullback in their final match against Zimbabwe,[9] finishing the tournament as Namibia's top try scorer, just one try behind the joint-top try scorers in the competition.[10]

2015–present: Blue Bulls / Bulls

Rossouw moved to South Africa prior to the 2015 to join the academy of the Pretoria-based side the Blue Bulls.[11] He made eleven starts for the Blue Bulls U19 team during the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting six matches on the left wing and five at fullback. He scored nine tries during the competition; after single tries in matches against Eastern Province,[12] Free State (away),[13] Leopards,[14] Western Province[15] and Free State (home),[16] he scored two tries in their match against the Sharks.[17] One more try followed during the regular season against Eastern Province[18] as the Blue Bulls finished the season in second position on the log to qualify for a home semi-final.[19] Rossouw scored his final try of the season in his side's 30–29 victory over Western Province U19 in the semi-final,[20] but he could not help them to a victory in the final, with Eastern Province U19 winning 25–23 in Johannesburg.[21] Rossouw's nine tries meant he was the third-highest try scorer in Group A of the competition behind the Leopards' Zweli Silaule and Rossouw's team-mate Franco Naudé.[22] In addition to his eleven appearances in the Under-19 competition, Rossouw also made two appearances for the Blue Bulls U21 team in 2015, scoring one try in their 55–33 victory over the Leopards.[23]

Rossouw was included in the Blue Bulls squad for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series[24] and he made his first class debut in their Round Six match against the Pumas, coming on as a replacement just after the hour mark of a 13–25 defeat.[25] He was named the starting right winger for their next match, a 38–39 defeat to Griquas in Kimberley,[26] before playing on the left wing against the Leopards a week later.[27] He kicked a conversion in their 57–28 the following week,[28] to score his first points of his senior career, as started that match at fullback. He was to remain in that position for the remainder of the competition, scoring his first senior try in a 28–23 victory over SWD Eagles[29] and following that up with tries against the Boland Cavaliers[30] and the team from his home country, the Welwitschias.[31] He made a total of ten appearances as he helped the Blue Bulls to seventh place on the log.[32] In the second half of the season, Rossouw made five starts for the Blue Bulls U21 team in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in their match against Free State U21[33] as the Blue Bulls finished third[34] before losing 15–37 to trans-Jukskei rivals the Golden Lions in the semi-finals.[35] Rossouw also made two appearances in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, South Africa's premier domestic competition, coming on as a replacement in matches against the Pumas[36] and Boland Cavaliers.[37]

In November 2016, he was named in the Bulls Super Rugby team's extended training squad during the team's preparations for the 2017 Super Rugby season.[38]

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Divan Rossouw". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Squad – Namibia : 2009 U13 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Namibia 22-12 Zimbabwe". South African Rugby Union. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Squad – Namibia : 2012 U16 Grant Khomo Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Namibia 30-13 Zimbabwe". South African Rugby Union. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2012 U16 Grant Khomo Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Squad – Namibia : 2014 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Namibia 69-0 Border CD". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Zimbabwe 25-38 Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2014 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  11. "Under 19s welcomed to the Vodacom Blue Bulls family" (Press release). Blue Bulls. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  12. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province U19 24-15 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  13. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 24-42 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  14. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 17-32 Leopards U19". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  15. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 41-32 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  16. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 57-21 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  17. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 20-31 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  18. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 49-26 Eastern Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  19. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  20. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 30-29 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  21. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province U19 25-23 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  22. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2015 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  23. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 33-55 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  24. "SA Rugby Squad – Vodacom Blue Bulls : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  25. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 13-25 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  26. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 39-38 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  27. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 26-51 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  28. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 28-57 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  29. "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 23-28 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  30. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 26-35 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  31. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 95-12 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  32. "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  33. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 26-20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  34. "SA Rugby Log – 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  35. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 37-15 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  36. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 14-41 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  37. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Kavaliers 26-48 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  38. "Pollard to return to training next month" (Press release). Bulls. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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