Warren Brosnihan
# Warren Brosnihan

Warren Guy Brosnihan (born 28 December 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.

## Playing career

Brosnihan made his senior provincial debut in 1994 for Natal and in the 1997 season, he played for the Golden Lions, returning to the Sharks in 1998. In 2002 he moved to Northern Ireland to play for Ulster and returned to South Africa in 2004 to represent the Blue Bulls.

Brosnihan made his test debut for the Springboks against Australia during the 1997 Tri Nations Series at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, scoring his first and only test try. His second test match was three years later, during the 2000 Tri Nations Series, against New Zealand. He played a further four test matches in 2000, all as a replacement and he also played in four tour matches, scoring one further try for the Springboks.

### Test history

| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Australia | 61–22 | Flanker | 1 | 23 Aug 1997 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 2. | New Zealand | 12–25 | Replacement | | 22 Jul 2000 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch |
| 3. | Australia | 6–26 | Replacement | | 29 Jul 2000 | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
| 4. | New Zealand | 46–40 | Replacement | | 19 Aug 2000 | Ellis Park, Christchurch |
| 5. | Australia | 18–19 | Replacement | | 26 Aug 2000 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 6. | England | 17–25 | Replacement | | 2 Dec 2000 | Twickenham, London |
