Riekert Hattingh
Appearance
Date of birth | 5 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (16 st; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Drikus Hattingh (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riekert Hattingh (born 5 March 1994) is a United States rugby union player, currently playing for the Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States national team. His preferred position is flanker or number 8.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Hattingh signed for Major League Rugby side Seattle Seawolves for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, having represented the side since 2018.[2] Hattingh made his debut for United States against England during the 2021 July rugby union tests.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Riekert Hattingh". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Riekert Hattingh". Seattle Seawolves. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "USA Men's XVs National Team Names 30-Player Traveling Roster for England and Ireland Tests". USA Rugby. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "England 43-29 United States: Joe Cokanasiga shines on international return". BBC Sport. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Riekert Hattingh at ItsRugby.co.uk
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Pretoria
- Ohio Aviators players
- Seattle Seawolves players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- South African expatriate rugby union players
- South African rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- American rugby union biography stubs