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Robert Cockrell | |
Full names: Robert James | |
Date of birth: 4 Apr 1950 | |
Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa | |
School: JG Meiring, Goodwood | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.83m, 95kg | |
Date of death: 26 May 2000 (Age 50) |
Test summary: Tests: 11 Tries: 1 |
First Test: 23 Nov 1974 Age:24 Hooker against France at Stade Municipal, Toulouse |
Last Test: 20 Sep 1981 Age:31 Hooker against USA at Owl Creek Polo ground, Glenville, NY |
Hennie Muller
Springbok coach from 30 April 1960 till 18 September 1965.
Henning van Aswegen | |
Full names: Henning Jonathan | |
Date of birth: 11 Feb 1955 | |
Place of birth: Okahandja, Namibia | |
School: Windhoek | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.86m, 100kg | |
Current age: 57 |
Test summary: Tests: 2 Tries: 0 |
First Test: 15 Aug 1981 Age:26 Loose-head Prop against New Zealand at AMI Stadium (Lancaster Park), Christchurch |
Last Test: 3 Apr 1982 Age:27 Reserve against South America at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Tommie Laubscher | |
Full names: Thomas Gersbach | |
Date of birth: 8 Oct 1963 | |
Place of birth: Vredenburg, South Africa | |
School: Vredenburg | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.8m, 101.6kg | |
Date of death: 26 May 2007 (Age 43) |
Test summary: Tests: 6 Tries: 0 |
First Test: 8 Oct 1994 Age:31 Tight-head Prop against Argentina at Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth |
Last Test: 18 Nov 1995 Age:32 Tight-head Prop against England at Twickenham, London |
Gert Kotzé | |
Full names: Gerrit Jacobus Maas | |
Date of birth: 12 Aug 1940 | |
Place of birth: Vredendal, South Africa | |
School: Vredendal | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.86m, 94.35kg | |
Current age: 71 |
Test summary: Tests: 4 Tries: 0 |
First Test: 15 Jul 1967 Age:26 Tight-head Prop against France at Kingspark, Durban |
Last Test: 12 Aug 1967 Age:26 Tight-head Prop against France at Newlands, Cape Town |
Charlie Cockrell | |
Full names: Charles Herbert | |
Date of birth: 10 Jan 1939 | |
Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa | |
School: Parow | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.83m, 88.67kg | |
Current age: 73 |
Test summary: Tests: 3 Tries: 0 |
First Test: 6 Dec 1969 Age:30 Hooker against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
Last Test: 24 Jan 1970 Age:31 Hooker against Wales at Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff |
Colin Greenwood | |
Full names: Colin Marius | |
Date of birth: 25 Jan 1936 | |
Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa | |
School: Maitland High School | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Date of death: 3 Oct 1998 (Age 62) |
Test summary: Tests: 1 Tries: 2 |
First Test: 13 May 1961 Age:25 Inside Centre against Ireland at Newlands, Cape Town |
Last Test: 13 May 1961 Age:25 Inside Centre against Ireland at Newlands, Cape Town |
Wynand Mans | |
Full names: Wynand Jacobus | |
Date of birth: 21 Feb 1942 | |
Place of birth: Fraserburg, South Africa | |
School: Paarl Gimnasium | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.82m, 85.3kg | |
Current age: 70 |
Test summary: Tests: 2 Tries: 1 |
First Test: 10 Apr 1965 Age:23 Inside Centre against Ireland at Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin |
Last Test: 17 Apr 1965 Age:23 Inside Centre against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
Toks van der Linde | |
Full names: Albert | |
Date of birth: 30 Dec 1969 | |
Place of birth: Senekal, South Africa | |
School: Paul Erasmus, Senekal | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.95m, 124.7kg | |
Current age: 42 |
Test summary: Tests: 7 Tries: 0 |
First Test: 12 Nov 1995 Age:25 Loose-head Prop against Italy at Olympic Stadium, Rome |
Last Test: 10 Nov 2001 Age:31 Reserve against France at Stade de France, Paris |
Danie Gerber | |
Full names: Daniël Mattheus | |
Date of birth: 14 Apr 1958 | |
Place of birth: Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
School: Despatch | |
Debut test province: Eastern Province | |
Physical: 1.85m, 88kg | |
Current age: 53 |
Test summary: Tests: 24 Tries: 19 |
First Test: 18 Oct 1980 Age:22 Inside Centre against South America at Wanderers Club, Montevideo |
Last Test: 14 Nov 1992 Age:34 Outside Centre against England at Twickenham, London |
Tiaan Strauss | |
Full names: Christiaan Petrus | |
Date of birth: 28 Jun 1965 | |
Place of birth: Upington, South Africa | |
School: Upington | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.87m, 103.9kg | |
Current age: 46 |
Test summary: Tests: 15 Tries: 4 |
First Test: 17 Oct 1992 Age:27 Eighthman against France at Stade Gerland, Lyon |
Last Test: 15 Oct 1994 Age:29 Eighthman against Argentina at Ellispark, Johannesburg |
Heinrich Füls | |
Full names: Heinrich Theodore | |
Date of birth: 8 Mar 1971 | |
Place of birth: Hopetown, South Africa | |
School: Grey College, Bloemfontein | |
Debut test province: Lions | |
Physical: 1.9m, 90kg | |
Current age: 41 |
Test summary: Tests: 8 Tries: 0 |
First Test: 15 Aug 1992 Age:21 Reserve against New Zealand at Ellispark, Johannesburg |
Last Test: 13 Nov 1993 Age:22 Outside Centre against Argentina at Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
Werner Greeff | |
Full names: Werner Willem | |
Date of birth: 14 Jul 1977 | |
Place of birth: Bellville, South Africa | |
School: DF Malan | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.88m, 92kg | |
Current age: 34 |
Test summary: Tests: 11 Tries: 4 |
First Test: 22 Jun 2002 Age:24 Reserve against Argentina at P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs |
Last Test: 24 Oct 2003 Age:26 Inside Centre against Georgia at Aussie Stadium (SFG), Sydney |
Corné Krige | |
Full names: Cornelius Petrus Johannes | |
Date of birth: 21 Mar 1975 | |
Place of birth: Lusaka, Zambia | |
School: Paarl Boys High | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.9m, 99kg | |
Current age: 36 |
Test summary: Tests: 39 Tries: 2 |
First Test: 19 Jun 1999 Age:24 Flank against Italy at Kingspark, Durban |
Last Test: 8 Nov 2003 Age:28 Flank against New Zealand at Colonial Stadium (Telstra Dome), Melbourne |
Andries Bekker | |
Full names: Andries | |
Date of birth: 5 Dec 1983 | |
Place of birth: Goodwood, South Africa | |
School: Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 2.08m, 120kg | |
Current age: 28 |
Test summary: Tests: 24 Tries: 1 |
First Test: 7 Jun 2008 Age:24 Lock against Wales at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Last Test: 17 Jul 2010 Age:26 Reserve against New Zealand at WestPac Stadium, Wellington |
Gert Smal | |
Full names: Gert Petrus | |
Date of birth: 27 Dec 1961 | |
Place of birth: Kimberley, South Africa | |
School: Kroonstad (Blouskool) | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 1.98m, 102kg | |
Current age: 50 |
Test summary: Tests: 6 Tries: 1 |
First Test: 10 May 1986 Age:24 Flank against NZ Cavaliers at Newlands, Cape Town |
Last Test: 2 Sep 1989 Age:27 Flank against World Invitation at Ellispark, Johannesburg |
Hennie Bekker | |
Full names: Hendrik Johannes | |
Date of birth: 12 Sep 1958 | |
Place of birth: Nuwerus, South Africa | |
School: JG Meiring, Goodwood | |
Debut test province: Western Province | |
Physical: 2.01m, 120kg | |
Current age: 53 |
Test summary: Tests: 2 Tries: 1 |
First Test: 15 Aug 1981 Age:22 Lock against New Zealand at AMI Stadium (Lancaster Park), Christchurch |
Last Test: 12 Sep 1981 Age:23 Lock against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland |