Ryan Kankowski
Full names: Ryan
Date of birth: 14 Oct 1985
Place of birth: Port Elizabeth
School: St Andrews, Grahamstown
Springbok no: 791
Springbok debut province: Sharks
Physical: 1.93m, 103.0kg
Current age: 39
Test summary: Tests: 20 Tries: 1
First Test: 24 Nov 2007 Age 22 - Eighthman against Wales at Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff
Last Test: 23 Jun 2012 Age 26 - Reserve against England at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Tours Wales 2007 Wales, Scotland & England 2008 France, Italy & Ireland 2009 Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England 2010
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
24 Nov 2007 22Eighthman Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 34-121 try Sharks
14 Jun 2008 22Reserve Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 37-21  Sharks
21 Jun 2008 22Eighthman Italy Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-0  Sharks
19 Jul 2008 22Reserve Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 9-16  Sharks
08 Nov 2008 23Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 20-15  Sharks
15 Nov 2008 23Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 14-10  Sharks
22 Nov 2008 23Reserve England Twickenham, London Win: 42-6  Sharks
04 Jul 2009 23Eighthman Britain Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 9-28  Sharks
12 Sep 2009 23Reserve New Zealand Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Win: 32-29  Sharks
13 Nov 2009 24Eighthman France Stade Municipal, Toulouse Lose: 13-20  Sharks
21 Nov 2009 24Eighthman Italy Stadio Friuli, Udine Win: 32-10  Sharks
05 Jun 2010 24Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 34-31  Sharks
19 Jun 2010 24Reserve Italy Puma Stadium, Witbank Win: 29-13  Sharks
17 Jul 2010 24Reserve New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 17-31  Sharks
24 Jul 2010 24Flank Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 13-30  Sharks
04 Sep 2010 24Reserve Australia Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Lose: 39-41  Sharks
20 Nov 2010 25Eighthman Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Lose: 17-21  Sharks
23 Jul 2011 25Reserve Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 20-39  Sharks
30 Jul 2011 25Reserve New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 7-40  Sharks
23 Jun 2012 26Reserve England Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Draw: 14-14  Sharks

Ryan Kankowski: Scrum.com

Ryan Kankowski is a Sharks and South Africa back-row forward who made a try-scoring debut in 2007 in the Springboks' first game after they won the World Cup. They beat Wales 34-12 in Cardiff with Kankowski starting at No.8.

He has often featured as a replacement since then for his country but he started against the British & Irish Lions in the third Test in Johannesburg in 2009 as the tourists gained a consolation victory giving the home side a 2-1 series win.