Springbok no. 727 · Full Back

Brent Russell

Brent Robert Russell · SE-Tvl, Sharks

23Tests

8Tries

3Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

200220042006

First test

8 Jun 2002, age 22 · Reserve v Wales, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Last test

24 Jun 2006, age 26 · Right Wing v France, Newlands, Cape Town

Biography

Brent Russell was a small, elusive, lightning-quick back who played 23 Tests between 2002 and 2006, most of them off the bench. Born in Port Elizabeth on 5 March 1980 and educated at Selborne College and St Stithians, he played for the Pumas and the Sharks. He appeared at flyhalf, fullback, wing, centre and even scrumhalf, and scored eight Test tries, including two against Wales in 2004.

Test history

23 tests · 40 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
08 Jun 2002	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	W 34–19	SE-Tvl
15 Jun 2002	Wales	Newlands, Cape Town	Full Back	W 19–8	SE-Tvl
29 Jun 2002	Argentina	P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs	Full Back	W 49–29	SE-Tvl
27 Jul 2002	Australia	Wooloongabba, Brisbane	Reserve	L 27–38	SE-Tvl
10 Aug 2002	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	L 23–30	SE-Tvl
17 Aug 2002	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flyhalf	W 33–31	SE-Tvl
09 Nov 2002	France	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Left Wing	L 10–30	SE-Tvl
23 Nov 2002	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	L 3–53	SE-Tvl
28 Jun 2003	Argentina	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 26–25	Sharks
12 Jul 2003	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 26–22	Sharks
19 Jul 2003	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Full Back	L 16–52	Sharks
02 Aug 2003	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 9–29	Sharks
19 Jun 2004	Ireland	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 26–17	Sharks
26 Jun 2004	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Left Wing	W 53–18	Sharks
24 Jul 2004	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Reserve	L 21–23	Sharks
06 Nov 2004	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 38–36	Sharks
04 Dec 2004	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 39–7	Sharks
11 Jun 2005	Uruguay	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Reserve	W 134–3	Sharks
25 Jun 2005	France	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 27–13	Sharks
09 Jul 2005	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Reserve	L 12–30	Sharks
05 Nov 2005	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 34–23	Sharks
19 Nov 2005	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 33–16	Sharks
24 Jun 2006	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Right Wing	L 26–36	Sharks