Rayno Benjamin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayno Shannon Benjamin | ||
| Born |
3 August 1983 Vredenburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Weston High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Wing / Centre | ||
| Current club | Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2004–2006 | Boland Cavaliers | 42 | (175) |
| 2006 | Stormers | 11 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Golden Lions | 23 | (65) |
| 2008 | Lions XV | 1 | (5) |
| 2008 | Lions | 12 | (10) |
| 2011–present | Cheetahs | 54 | (70) |
| 2011 | Emerging Cheetahs | 1 | (5) |
| 2011–present | Free State Cheetahs | 47 | (85) |
| 2016–present | Free State XV | 1 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2005–2015 | South Africa Sevens | () | |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016. | |||
Rayno Shannon Benjamin (born 3 August 1983) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a wing or centre. He currently represents the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.
Career
He started out his career in the Western Cape with the Boland Cavaliers and his impressive performances saw him earn Super Rugby honours with the Stormers during the 2006 Super 14 season. He switched to Bloemfontein in 2007 for his first spell with the Cheetahs. However, he didn't manage any first team appearances and this saw him move on again to join the Lions in Johannesburg. He stayed there for 2 seasons before spending the next couple of years focusing on his rugby sevens career.[1][2]
He returned to the 15 man game in 2011 and started his second spell with the Cheetahs which has seen him make more than 70 appearances in Currie Cup and Super Rugby matches.
International
Benjamin has been a long term member of the Blitzbokke squad and has played in 11 IRB Sevens World Series events between 2006 and 2009. In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens[3]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Rayno Benjamin". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rayno Benjamin itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Kyle Brown back to command Springbok Sevens for Mission Moscow". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.