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{{Infobox rugby union biography
|           name = Christian Rust
|          image = Christian Rust.jpg
|       fullname = Hendri Christian Rust
|     birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|04|07|df=y}}
|    birth_place = [[Malmesbury, Western Cape|Malmesbury]], South Africa
|         height = {{height|m=1.83}}
|         weight = {{convert|83|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
|       nickname = 
|     occupation = 
|         school = 
|     university = 
|      relatives = 
|       position = [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] / [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] / [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
|    currentclub = [[CR El Salvador|El Salvador]]
|    youthyears1 = 2008–2010
|    youthclubs1 = {{Rut|SWD Eagles}}
|    youthyears2 = 2011–2012
|    youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}
|    youthyears3 = 2013
|    youthclubs3 = {{Rut|Griquas}}
|    youthyears4 = 2013
|    youthclubs4 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}
|         years1 = 2014–2015
|         clubs1 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}
|          apps1 = 27
|        points1 = 76
|         years2 = 2015–2016
|         clubs2 = [[Ordizia RE|Ordizia]]
|          apps2 = 23
|        points2 = 196
|         years3 = 2016–2017
|         clubs3 = {{Rut|Falcons}}
|          apps3 = 18
|        points3 = 76
|         years4 = 2017–present
|         clubs4 = El Salvador
|          apps4 = 19
|        points4 = 95
|      repyears1 = 2008
|       repteam1 = South Africa Under-16 Elite Squad
|       repcaps1 = 
|     reppoints1 = 
|     clubupdate = 30 August 2018
|      repupdate = 6 May 2014
}}

'''Hendri Christian Rust''' (born 7 April 1992) is a South African [[rugby union]] player for El Salvador in the [[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]] in Spain.<ref name="SARU Player Profile Christian Rust">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=45020 | name=Christian Rust | date=30 May 2016}}</ref> His regular position is fly-half, but he can also play outside centre or fullback.

==Career==

===Youth===

Rust started his career representing the {{Rut|SWD Eagles}} at various youth tournaments. He played for their Under-16 side at the 2008 Grant Khomo Week, which also led to his inclusion in the South African Under-16 Elite Squad in the same year.<ref name="Top teenagers inducted into High Performance squads">{{cite web | url=http://fsrugby.co.za/news.asp?NID=328&whichpage=61&pagesize=20 | title=Top teenagers inducted into High Performance squads | publisher=Free State Cheetahs | date=14 August 2008 | accessdate=6 May 2014}}</ref> He then played at Under-18 level for SWD at the 2009 Academy Week tournament and in the 2010 [[Craven Week]] competition.

Rust then moved to [[Pretoria]], where he joined the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}. He played for the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U19}} side in the [[2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship]] competition and for the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U21}} side in the [[2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship]] competition.

Rust failed to break into their senior squad, however, and joined the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} in 2013. While he was named in their squad for the [[2013 Vodacom Cup]], he never made an appearance for the [[Bloemfontein]]-based side. In the latter half of the year, he made a few appearances for both the {{Rut|Griquas U21}} and {{Rut|Border U21}} sides in the [[2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship]] competition.

===Senior career===

Rust returned to the [[Western Cape]] in 2014, where he was included in the {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}} side for the [[2014 Vodacom Cup]].<ref name="SA Rugby Squad – Regent Boland Cavaliers : 2014 Vodacom Cup">{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=17534 | team=Regent Boland Cavaliers | compid=1734 | comp=2014 Vodacom Cup | accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref> He made his senior debut against near-neighbours {{Rut|Western Province}} in the opening match of the season,<ref name="DHL Western Province 16-8 Regent Boland Cavaliers">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117794 | homeid=17604 | awayid=17534 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=16 | awayscore=8 | awayteam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | matchdate=8 March 2014 | date=1 July 2016}}</ref> Rust finished as the top scorer for the Cavaliers during the competition, scoring 41 points,<ref name="SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2014 Vodacom Cup">{{SA Rugby Top Scorers | id=1734 | comp=2014 Vodacom Cup | date=5 May 2016}}</ref> including a 21-point haul in their match against the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} in [[Piketberg]].<ref name="Cavaliers sweep Bulldogs aside">{{cite web | url=http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/20523?view=news | title=Cavaliers sweep Bulldogs aside | publisher=South African Rugby Union | work=MWP | date=26 April 2014 | accessdate=6 May 2014 | author=Todt, Michael}}</ref><ref name="Regent Boland Cavaliers 41-17 Border Bulldogs">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118234 | homeid=17534 | awayid=17544 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | homescore=41 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Border Bulldogs | matchdate=26 April 2014 | date=1 July 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:People from Malmesbury, Western Cape]]
[[Category:White South African people]]
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[[Category:Rugby union fly-halves]]
[[Category:Boland Cavaliers players]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from the Western Cape]]
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