Raymond Rhule
Full nameRaymond Kofi Rhule
Date of birth (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992
Place of birthAccra, Ghana
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)[1]
SchoolLouis Botha Technical High School
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
Current team Stade Rochelais
Youth career
2009–2012 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 UFS Shimlas 3 (5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Free State XV 1 (0)
2012–2017 Free State Cheetahs 51 (115)
2013–2017 Cheetahs 68 (95)
2018 Stormers 15 (30)
2018–2020 Grenoble 33 (30)
2020– La Rochelle 70 (65)
Correct as of 30 April 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South Africa U20 3 (10)
2017 South Africa 7 (5)
Correct as of 10 June 2018

Raymond Kofi Rhule (born 6 November 1992) is a Ghanaian-born South African rugby union player for La Rochelle in the French Top 14.[1]

Rugby playing career

Rhule played in the Springbok U20 side that won the 2012 Junior World Cup, scoring 3 tries. His senior international rugby career started as a call-up for the Springbok squad for the 2012 end-of-year tour to England though he did not play before his first official test call up on 10 June 2017 against the French national team, which was played at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria. He scored his first test try on 19 August 2017 in Port Elizabeth in the Rugby Championship test match between South Africa and Argentina.

He played for the Cheetahs, scoring tries. However concerns were raised about his defence.[2] He moved to the Stormers in 2018, but only played 15 times.

He then joined French Top 14 team Grenoble after the 2018 Super Rugby season,[3] and then to La Rochelle, where his play fitted coach Ronan O'Gara's style of keeping the ball alive.

Honours

Club

France La Rochelle

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Raymond Rhule". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Column: Rhule's La Rochelle resurgence is a compelling story". www.sarugbymag.co.za. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "DHL Stormers trio released to play in Europe" (Press release). Stormers. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leinster 21 La Rochelle 24: La Rochelle win Heineken Champions Cup as last-gasp try sinks Leinster". bbc.com. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.


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