Ricky Januarie
Encyclopedia
Enrico "Ricky" Januarie is a South Africa
n rugby union
scrum-half. Formerly of the Lions, he signed with the Stormers
, in the Vodacom
Super 14
in 2008. He was also a member of the national Springboks squad. He announced his retirement from international rugby on 24 July 2011. He currently plays for Lyon OU
in the Top 14.
regional team the Ospreys on a three month loan arrangement.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
scrum-half. Formerly of the Lions, he signed with the Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
, in the Vodacom
Vodacom
Vodacom is a pan-African mobile telecommunications company, and was the 1st cellular network in South Africa. It provides GSM service to more than 35 million customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2008...
Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
in 2008. He was also a member of the national Springboks squad. He announced his retirement from international rugby on 24 July 2011. He currently plays for Lyon OU
Lyon OU
Lyon Olympique Universitaire or LOU is a French rugby union team that competes in the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their spot in the Top 14 by winning the 2010–11 title of the second-tier Pro D2....
in the Top 14.
Career
Januarie was one of the top players of his high School team. He is a former pupil of Weston High School in Vredenburg South Africa. He scored the match winning try against the All Blacks in a 2008 Tri-Nations test in Dunedin which the Springboks won 30–28 by running around the ruck and chipping the ball over the fullback to score. In November 2009 he joined the WelshWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
regional team the Ospreys on a three month loan arrangement.