Ruan Nortjé


Ruan Nortjé is a South African professional rugby union who as of 2025 plays for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is lock.

Rugby career

Nortjé grew up in Pretoria and represented his local at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2016. He joined the Blue Bulls academy after school, and played for their Under-19 team in 2017.
In 2018, Nortjé was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He played in all three of their matches during the pool stage – a 33–27 victory over Georgia, a 30–17 win over Ireland and a 29–46 defeat to France. South Africa qualified for the semi-finals as the runner-up with the best record, but fell short in the semifinal against England, losing 31–32, with Nortjé scoring one of South Africa's tries. He scored another try in their third-place play-off against New Zealand, helping his side to a 40–30 win.
Upon his return to South Africa, he was included in the squad for their final match of the 2018 Super Rugby season against trans-Jukskei rivals the, and he made his Super Rugby debut by coming on as a second half replacement.

Honours

Statistics

Test match record

OpponentPWDLTryPts%Won
430100
220000
110000
110000
110000
330000
430100
210115
Total18150315

International tries

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Cardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2025 end-of-year tests29 November 2025Win0–73