Brent Russell
Full names: Brent Robert
Date of birth: 5 Mar 1980
Place of birth: Port Elizabeth
Schools: Selborne College St Stithians College
Springbok no: 727
Springbok debut province: Pumas
Physical: 1.74m, 80.0kg
Current age: 44
Test summary: Tests: 23 Tries: 8
First Test: 8 Jun 2002 Age 22 - Reserve against Wales at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Last Test: 24 Jun 2006 Age 26 - Right Wing against France at Newlands, Cape Town
Tours France, Scotland & England 2002 Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland & Argentina 2004 Argentina, Wales & France 2005
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
08 Jun 2002 22Reserve Wales Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 34-19  Pumas
15 Jun 2002 22Full Back Wales Newlands, Cape Town Win: 19-81 try Pumas
29 Jun 2002 22Full Back Argentina P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs Win: 49-29  Pumas
27 Jul 2002 22Reserve Australia Wooloongabba, Brisbane Lose: 27-381 try Pumas
10 Aug 2002 22Reserve New Zealand Kingspark, Durban Lose: 23-30  Pumas
17 Aug 2002 22Flyhalf Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 33-311 try Pumas
09 Nov 2002 22Left Wing France Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Lose: 10-30  Pumas
23 Nov 2002 22Reserve England Twickenham, London Lose: 3-53  Pumas
28 Jun 2003 23Reserve Argentina Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 26-251 try Sharks
12 Jul 2003 23Reserve Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-221 try Sharks
19 Jul 2003 23Full Back New Zealand Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Lose: 16-52  Sharks
02 Aug 2003 23Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 9-29  Sharks
19 Jun 2004 24Reserve Ireland Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-17  Sharks
26 Jun 2004 24Left Wing Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 53-182 tries Sharks
24 Jul 2004 24Reserve New Zealand Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch Lose: 21-23  Sharks
06 Nov 2004 24Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 38-36  Sharks
04 Dec 2004 24Reserve Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 39-7  Sharks
11 Jun 2005 25Reserve Uruguay Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 134-3  Sharks
25 Jun 2005 25Reserve France Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 27-13  Sharks
09 Jul 2005 25Reserve Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 12-30  Sharks
05 Nov 2005 25Reserve Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 34-23  Sharks
19 Nov 2005 25Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 33-16  Sharks
24 Jun 2006 26Right Wing France Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 26-361 try Sharks

Brent Russell gained 23 Springboks test caps, of which only seven were starts. His debut was as a replacement flyhalf against Wales at Bloemfontein in 2002, coming on in the 47th minute for Ricardo Loubscher. The original number ten, André Pretorius, switched to fullback. Brent went on to make a further three appearances at flyhalf, seven at fullback, nine on the wing, and two at centre, before rounding off his full set on his 16th appearance by coming on as a replacement scrumhalf for the last 14 minutes for Jaco van der Westhuyzen against Wales in Cardiff in November 2004.

The only other player to have appeared in all possible positions in the backs is Ruan Pienaar.