Nadine Roos

Nadine Roos (born 9 May 1996) is a South African rugby union and sevens player.

Nadine Roos
Date of birth (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– Blue Bulls Women (0)
2023– Nagato Blue Angels[1] ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 – present  South Africa 11 (25)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016 – present  South Africa 42 (140 pts)

Background

Roos was abandoned by her mother at a pre-school crèche in South Africa, her grandmother traveled 160 miles in order to look after her.[2] She was a hurdler and earned herself a bursary at the University of Pretoria where she was introduced to rugby.[2]

Roos made the 2021 CrossFit Games.[3][4]

Rugby career

2016–18

Roos made her international sevens debut in the Dubai tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[2]

In 2018, Roos competed for South Africa in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland.[5] She later featured in the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco where they finished 14th overall.[6][2]

2021–22

Roos was selected for the South African women's sevens team again and played in the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[7][8][9] She was named in South Africa's women's fifteens team for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[10]

References
  1. Butler, Compiled by Lynn. "Bok star Nadine Roos set to join Japanese club". Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. "Nadine Roos hoping to make a statement for gran and South Africa at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". www.women.rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. "Roos expected to do a lot of sidestepping and dummies for Boks women's team". supersport.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. Rachuene, Herbert (28 December 2021). "What a year for Limpopo-born athletes". Polokwane Review. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. "Commonwealth Games sevens teams named". rugby15.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. "Mpupha to lead SA at RWC Women's Sevens". SA Rugby. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. Burnard, Lloyd. "'World class' Roos steals the show in Cape Town: 'A special young woman'". Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  10. "Springbok Women squad for Rugby World Cup in NZ named". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
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