Chris Rossouw (rugby union, born 1969)

Christiaan le Cordier "Chris" Rossouw (born 14 September 1969) is a retired South African rugby union player, usually positioned at hooker.[1]

Chris Rossouw
Birth nameChristiaan le Cordier Rossouw
Date of birth (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969
Place of birthDelmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hugenote, Springs, Gauteng
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1994 Northern Transvaal 8 ()
1994–1997 Transvaal 48 ()
1998–2000 Sharks ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1997 Gauteng Lions 18 (10)
1998–2000 Sharks 27 (5)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–1999 South Africa 9 (10)

Playing career

Rossouw played Craven Week rugby for Eastern Transvaal and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1987.[2] In 1989 he was selected for the South Africa under-20 team. His debut in senior representative rugby was with Northern Transvaal in 1992. He also played for the Transvaal, later named the Gauteng Lions, from 1994 to 1997 and for the Sharks from 1998 to 2000.[3]

He won 9 caps with the Springboks, with his debut test match against Western Samoa on 13 April 1995 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Rossouw represented South Africa at the 1995 and the 1999 Rugby World Cups.[4]

Test history

  World Cup Final

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)
PositionTriesDateVenue
1. Samoa60–8Hooker113 April 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2. Romania21–8Hooker30 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
3. Samoa42–14Hooker110 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4. France19–15Hooker17 June 1995Kings Park, Durban
5. New Zealand15–12Hooker24 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6. New Zealand18–34Replacement7 August 1999Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
7. Australia10–9Replacement14 August 1999Newlands, Cape Town
8. Spain47–3Hooker10 October 1999Murrayfield, Edinburgh
9. New Zealand22–18Replacement4 November 1999Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

See also

References

  1. "Christiaan le Cordeur Rossouw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 275. ISBN 0620117222.
  3. Colquhoun, Andy (2001). The South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 328. ISBN 0958423180.
  4. Schoeman, Chris (2000). Who's who of South African rugby 2000 (5th ed.). Cape Town: Strobe Communications. p. 173. ISBN 0-620-26188-9. OCLC 56517006.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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