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Ivan van Rooyen

Ivan van Rooyen

South Africa professional rugby union football coach

Ivan van Rooyen (born 1981/82) is a South African professional rugby union football coach. He was short-term head coach of the Lions team that played in the Super Rugby competition.[1] He is also the coach of the Golden Lions team that competes in the Currie Cup.[2][3] Later he was made permanent head coach of Lions, he remains head coach as of 2022. The Lions now compete in the United Rugby Championship.

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Contract Rumours

Rumours circulated in February 2023 that van Rooyen's contract was up for renewal. Despite achieving a win rate of less than 40%, his contract was expected to be "more lucrative than John Dobson",[4] who won the United Rugby Championship in the 2021/22 season with the DHL Stormers.[5] In the same season the Emirates Lions failed to make the playoffs, finishing 12th out of the 16 team competition.[6]

Career Statistics

Head Coach

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Honours

As a Head Coach

Lions

Currie Cup Premier Division Runner-Up 2019[16]

References

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    "Late Lions shock as coach Swys de Bruin heads home". Sport24.co.za. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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    "From fitness guru to head coach: "Commander Cash" ready to roar". Heinz Schenk. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Golden Lions confirm new Currie Cup coach". sports24.co.za. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. [4]
    on, Published (10 February 2023). "Cash to earn more than Dobbo?". SA Rugby magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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    "DHL Stormers crowned inaugural URC champions after edging Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town". www.unitedrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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    "United Rugby Championship". www.unitedrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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    "2019 Currie Cup Premier Division", Wikipedia, 28 December 2022, retrieved 5 January 2023
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    "CARLING CURRIE CUP | SA Rugby". 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "2020 Super Rugby Unlocked". Super Rugby. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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    "CARLING CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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    "Match Centre - United Rugby Championship". www.unitedrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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    "CARLING CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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    "Challenge Cup | Fixtures & Results". European Professional Club Rugby. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  14. [14]
    "Currie Cup Logs". SuperSport. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  15. [15]
    "Match Centre". www.unitedrugby.com. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  16. [16]
    "2019 Currie Cup Premier Division", Wikipedia, 28 December 2022, retrieved 5 January 2023


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