Ivan van Rooyen
| Date of birth | 7 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contract Rumours[edit]
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[edit]
Head Coach[edit]
| Union | Team | Season | League | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions Rugby Union | Golden Lions | 2019[7] | Currie Cup | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 62.50 |
| Golden Lions | 2020[8] | Currie Cup | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 50.00 | |
| Emirates Lions | 2020[9] | Super Rugby Unlocked | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33.33 | |
| Golden Lions | 2021[10] | Currie Cup | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16.67 | |
| Emirates Lions | 2021/22[11] | United Rugby Championship | 8 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 44.44 | |
| Golden Lions | 2022[12] | Currie Cup | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 16.67 | |
| Emirates Lions | 2022/23[11] | United Rugby Championship | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 50.00 | |
| Emirates Lions | 2022/23[13] | EPCR Challenge Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 50.0 | |
| Fidelity ADT Lions | 2023[14] | Currie Cup | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 42.86 | |
| Emirates Lions | 2023/24[15] | United Rugby Championship | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 43 | 6 | 57 | 106 | 39.45 | |||
Honours[edit]
As a Head Coach[edit]
Lions[edit]
Currie Cup Premier Division Runner-Up 2019[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Late Lions shock as coach Swys de Bruin heads home". Sport24.co.za. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "From fitness guru to head coach: "Commander Cash" ready to roar". Heinz Schenk. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Golden Lions confirm new Currie Cup coach". sports24.co.za. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ on, Published (10 February 2023). "Cash to earn more than Dobbo?". SA Rugby magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "DHL Stormers crowned inaugural URC champions after edging Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town". www.unitedrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "United Rugby Championship". www.unitedrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "2019 Currie Cup Premier Division", Wikipedia, 28 December 2022, retrieved 5 January 2023
- ^ "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) - ^ "2020 Super Rugby Unlocked". Super Rugby. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "CARLING CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Match Centre - United Rugby Championship". www.unitedrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "CARLING CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Challenge Cup | Fixtures & Results". European Professional Club Rugby. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Currie Cup Logs". SuperSport. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Match Centre". www.unitedrugby.com. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "2019 Currie Cup Premier Division", Wikipedia, 28 December 2022, retrieved 5 January 2023
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