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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2004–06 | Boland Cavaliers | 42 | (175) |
| 2006 | Stormers | 11 | (10) |
| 2007 | Cheetahs | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–08 | Golden Lions | 24 | (70) |
| 2008 | Lions | 12 | (10) |
| 2011– | Cheetahs | 53 | (70) |
| 2011– | Free State Cheetahs | 38 | (60) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2005– | S.A. Sevens | () | |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 October 2015. | |||
Rayno Shannon Benjamin (born 3 August 1983) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a wing. He currently represents the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the South African Sevens side.
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
- ↑ "Rayno Benjamin SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Rayno Benjamin itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Brown to command Springbok Sevens for Mission Moscow". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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