Johan Styger
Johannes Jakobus Styger (born 31 January 1962) is a South African former rugby union player, who played loosehead prop.[1]
Birth name | Johannes Jakobus Styger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bloemfontein, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Styger made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1983. In 1987 he joined Free State and continued his career in Bloemfontein.
He made his test debut for the Springboks as a replacement for Heinrich Rodgers after 24 minutes in the second half in the test against the New Zealand All Blacks on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. His first start for the Springboks was in the next test on 22 August 1992 at Newlands in Cape Town against Australia. Styger toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992 and to Australia in 1993. He played in seven test matches and eleven tour matches for the Springboks.[2]
Test history
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | New Zealand | 24–27 | Replacement | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
2. | Australia | 3–26 | Loosehead prop | 22 August 1992 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
3. | France | 20–15 | Loosehead prop | 17 October 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
4. | France | 16–29 | Loosehead prop | 24 October 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
5. | England | 16–33 | Loosehead prop | 14 November 1992 | Twickenham, London | |
6. | France | 17–18 | Replacement | 3 July 1993 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
7. | Australia | 12–19 | Replacement | 21 August 1993 | Aussie Stadium (SFG), Sydney |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 566
References
- "Johan Styger". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 125–129. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.