Cobus Reinach

Background

His playing position is scrum-half and he is the son of former Springbok winger Jaco Reinach.

Education

Born and raised in Bloemfontein, Reinach attended the famous rugby school Grey College.

Career

He initially played age-level rugby for the Free State, before heading to Durban in 2009 to link up with the Sharks. His first forays into senior rugby came with the Sharks XV in the Vodacom Cup. During the 2011 and 2012 Vodacom Cup competitions he made 17 appearances and scored 3 tries.

Following McLeod"s departure to Grenoble at the conclusion of the 2014 Super Rugby season, Reinach was left as the undisputed first-choice scrum half for the Sharks.

At Super Rugby level, Reinach debuted during the 2012 Super Rugby season however, he only made one appearance which amounted to 1 minute of game-time. Like his father, Reinach never represented his country at any age-group level

However, this didn"t stop him from making the full Springbok side at the age of only 24. He was called up to the Springbok squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship due to the absence of the injured Fourie du Preez and when another experienced number 9 in Ruan Pienaar went down injured during the Boks tour of Australasia, Reinach was promoted to back-up scrum-half for the remaining two home games of the competition against Australia and New Zealand.

Test Match Record

International Tries.

Achievements

• He represents the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. His good performances at that level saw him promoted to the Natal Sharks Currie Cup squad. He earned his first 2 Currie Cup caps during the 2011 season and over the following 2 campaigns he rotated with the more experienced Charl McLeod for the starting role in the number 9 jersey. He was a Currie Cup winner in 2013 and a runner up in 2012 with both matched being played against Western Province. His performances in tandem with Charl McLeod during the 2012 Currie Cup saw him see much more regular action in 2013 and the two continued their rotation. 2014 saw him become much more of a regular starter and indeed despite missing 4 matches due to injury, Reinach started all 12 of the regular season matches he was available for and scored 6 tries including a memorable effort in the Sharks first ever win away to the Crusaders in Christchurch. Reinach debuted as a second-half replacement for Francois Hougaard in South Africa"s 28-10 win over Australia in Cape Town on 27 September 2014 and played a big role in the Boks bonus point try scored by Jean de Villiers in the final minute. He got his second taste of international rugby a week later and was again on the winning side as his team earned their first win over the All Blacks since 2011. Pld = Games Played, West = Games Won, Doctorate = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, Directorate General = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored.