Warren Brosnihan

Warren Guy Brosnihan (born 28 December 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.

Warren Brosnihan

Birth name	Warren Guy Brosnihan
Date of birth	(1971-12-18) 18 December 1971
Place of birth	Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
School	Northlands Boys’ High School, Durban
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–04 Ulster () 2005–06 Calvisano () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–95, 98–01 Natal/Sharks 51 (35) 1997 Golden Lions 24 (27) 2004–06 Blue Bulls 25 (25) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–01 Sharks 43 (15) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997, 2000 South Africa 6 (5)

Playing career

Brosnihan made his senior provincial debut in 1994 for Natal and in the 1997 season, he played for the Golden Lions, returning to the Sharks in 1998. In 2002 he moved to Northern Ireland to play for Ulster and returned to South Africa in 2004 to represent the Blue Bulls.

Brosnihan made his test debut for the Springboks against Australia during the 1997 Tri Nations Series at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, scoring his first and only test try. His second test match was three years later, during the 2000 Tri Nations Series, against New Zealand. He played a further four test matches in 2000, all as a replacement and he also played in four tour matches, scoring one further try for the Springboks.

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Australia	61–22	Flanker	1	23 Aug 1997	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2.	New Zealand	12–25	Replacement		22 Jul 2000	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
3.	Australia	6–26	Replacement		29 Jul 2000	Stadium Australia, Sydney
4.	New Zealand	46–40	Replacement		19 Aug 2000	Ellis Park, Christchurch
5.	Australia	18–19	Replacement		26 Aug 2000	Kings Park, Durban
6.	England	17–25	Replacement		2 Dec 2000	Twickenham, London

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 655