Full name Rudolph Martinus Britz Current club Griffons Playing position | Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Name Rudi Britz | |
Born 3 March 1989 (age 35)
Virginia, South Africa ( 1989-03-03 ) School(s) attended Hoerskool Hentie Cilliers, Virginia | ||
Rudolph Martinus Britz (born 3 March 1989 in Virginia, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Griffons. His regular position is prop.
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Youth / CUT Ixias
Britz was selected to represent the Griffons at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2005 and at the Under-18 Craven Week competition the following year. In 2007, he represented them at the Under-18 Academy Week and also played for the Griffons U19 side in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He also played for them in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Griffons U21 side at the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
He represented university side CUT Ixias in the first two editions of the Varsity Shield competition. He scored a try for CUT in their match against UWC on their way to the final of the 2011 Varsity Shield, which they won by beating Wits 25–18 to be crowned the first ever Varsity Shield champions.
He played in all nine matches for them during the 2012 Varsity Shield, scoring three tries en route to their second consecutive final. They finished on the losing side in 2012, however, going down 17–19 to Wits.
Griffons
After his 2012 Varsity Shield season, he also became involved with the Griffons senior side. He was included in their squad for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season and made a total of fifteen appearances. He only started two of those matches, appearing as a replacement for Sarel Louw in the other matches, as the Griffons finished third on the log to qualify to the semi-finals of the competition. His first class debut came in their match against the Falcons in Kempton Park and he scored two tries during the competition – one in his second start (and eighth appearances) for the Griffons in their match against the Falcons in Welkom and another in their semi-final match to Pumas, a last-minute try which wasn't enough to prevent the Griffons slipping to a 30–37 defeat. At the end of the season, he won the Junior of the Year and Most Improved Player at the Griffons' end-of-year awards.
He appeared in all seven of the Griffons' matches in the 2013 Vodacom Cup and appeared eight times for the side in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season, with the Griffons missing out on a semi-final spot in both competitions.
Five appearances followed in the 2014 Vodacom Cup. He also made a single appearance in their 2014 Currie Cup First Division season, playing in their final regular season stage match against the SWD Eagles. The Griffons qualified for the semi-finals by finishing second on the log, secured a 45–43 victory over the SWD Eagles in the semi-final and got a 23–21 win in the final against the Falcons in Welkom to win their first trophy for six years.