Ruben de Haas

United States rugby union player (b. 1998)

Rugby player

Ruben de Haas

Full name| Ruben Pieter de Haas

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Date of birth|  (1998-10-09) October 9, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth| George, South Africa
Height| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight| 195 lb (88 kg)
School| Jessieville High School, Arkansas, USA
Notable relative(s)| Pieter de Haas (father) /
Gerard de Haas (grandfather)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Scrum-half

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Current team|  Toyota Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2015 - 2017|  Little Rock Rugby Club AR USA
Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Free State Cheetahs U19|  |  ()
2018|  CUT Ixias|  |  ()

Correct as of 21 May 2018

Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2018–2019|  Free State XV|  10|  (0)
2020–2021|  Cheetahs|  12|  (5)
2021|  Austin Gilgronis|  6|  (5)
2021–2023|  Saracens|  23|  (0)

Correct as of 5 April 2022[1]

International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2016|  United States U19|  2|
2016–2017|  United States U20|  6|  (7)
2017|  USA Selects|  3|  (5)
2018–present|  United States|  31|  (33)

Correct as of 3 October 2021

Ruben Pieter de Haas (born October 9, 1998) is a rugby union player who plays scrum-half for the United States men's national team. He previously played for Saracens in the English Premiership and currently for the Cheetahs in the SA Currie Cup and the 2024-25 EPCR Challenge Cup in Europe.

## Early life[edit]

Ruben de Haas was born on October 9, 1998, in George, South Africa[2] as the son of Pieter de Haas and grandson of Gerard de Haas, both first class rugby players in South Africa.[3][4] De Haas immigrated with his family to the USA at the age of 10 and attended Jessieville High School in Arkansas[2] and played rugby for the Little Rock Junior Stormers, one of only two high school rugby teams in the state of Arkansas.[4]

## Professional career[edit]

### Cheetahs[edit]

After having represented the United States at age-grade level (see sections below), De Haas signed an academy contract with South African provincial union the Free State Cheetahs in July 2017.[5] He played for the Free State U19 side in the 2017 Under-19 Provincial Championship, and also played for university side the CUT Ixias in the 2018 Varsity Cup,[3] before making his first class debut in South African domestic competition, for the Free State XV in their 2018 Rugby Challenge match against the Griffons.[6]

In May 2018, the Free State Cheetahs announced that he signed a contract with the Cheetahs – the union's professional team – until the end of October 2020. In 2021 English Premiership giants Saracens signed De Haas on a 2 year deal where-after he returned for a second stint with the Cheetahs. [3]

### Saracens[edit]

It was announced in February 2021 that de Haas would join Saracens ahead of the 2021–22 Premiership season.[7]

## International career[edit]

### Youth teams[edit]

De Haas first represented the United States as a member of the United States men's national under-19 team (High School All-Americans) in their 2016 tour of Ontario, Canada.[8] De Haas served as the captain of the High School All-Americans.[9]

De Haas debuted with the United States men's national under-20 team (Junior All-Americans) in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.[10] De Haas made his first appearance for the Junior All-Americans as a 65th minute substitute in a 46–44 loss to Namibia on April 19.[11] De Haas made his first start at scrum-half for the Junior All-Americans in their 32–12 victory over Hong Kong on April 23.[12]

De Haas also made two appearances for the Junior All-Americans in 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy qualification matches. He scored one conversion in the Junior All-Americans' 46–12 defeat to Canada on June 13, 2017.[13] He also scored one conversion and one penalty goal in the Junior All-American's 27–25 victory over Canada on June 17, 2017.[14] De Haas served as the vice captain of the Junior All-Americans.[2]

### USA Selects[edit]

De Haas made his first appearance with the USA Selects on October 7, 2017, starting at scrum-half in the Selects' 48–26 defeat to Samoa in the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge.[15] De Haas scored his first try for the Selects on October 15, 2017, appearing as a substitute in the Selects' 45–26 victory over Canada.[16]

### USA Eagles[edit]

De Haas made his debut with the USA Eagles on February 17, 2018, appearing as a substitute in the Eagles' 45–13 victory over Chile in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship.[17] De Haas played 4 matches for the U.S. at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ruben DE HAAS, Scrum half". its rugby. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
2. ^ a b c "Ruben de Haas". USA Rugby. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
3. ^ a b c "Promising scrumhalf signs with Toyota Cheetahs" (Press release). Cheetahs. May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
4. ^ a b Goff, Alex (June 16, 2015). "Arkansas Selects Thrive Under Radar". Goff Rugby Report. Goff Communications. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
5. ^ Goff, Alex (July 6, 2017). "De Haas To Cheetahs Academy In South Africa". FloRugby. FloSports. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
6. ^ "SuperSport Rugby Challenge - Match 12, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
7. ^ Hancock, Lewis (February 22, 2021). "De Haas to join Sarries this summer". Saracens. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
8. ^ Wise, Chad (June 24, 2016). "Boys High School All-Americans headed to Canada for two-match tour". Lafayette, Colorado: USA Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
9. ^ Goff, Alex (August 19, 2017). "De Haas Makes Cheetahs U19 Debut In South Africa". FloRugby. FloSports. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
10. ^ "Junior All-Americans named for World Trophy". Americas Rugby News. April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
11. ^ "World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016, Match 1". worldrugby.org. World Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
12. ^ "World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016, Match 8". worldrugby.org. World Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
13. ^ Wise, Chad (June 13, 2017). "All-Americans drop first leg of U20 Trophy Qualifier". Edmonton, Alberta: USA Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
14. ^ Wise, Chad (June 17, 2017). "All-Americans Win, Miss U20 Trophy Qualification". Edmonton, Alberta: USA Rugby. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
15. ^ "Samoa overwhelm 14-man USA". Americas Rugby News. October 7, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
16. ^ "USA fend off Canada in Montevideo". Americas Rugby News. October 15, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
17. ^ "Eagles overcome slow start to smash Chile". Americas Rugby News. February 17, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Ruben de Haas at Premiership Rugby
* Ruben de Haas at ESPNscrum
* Ruben de Haas at ItsRugby.co.uk

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