Rudi Visagie

Rudolf Gerhardus Visagie (born 27 June 1959 in Nelspruit, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, who played lock.[1]

Rudi Visagie
Birth nameRudolf Gerhardus Visagie
Date of birth (1959-06-27) 27 June 1959
Place of birthNelspruit, South Africa
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight138 kg (304 lb)
SchoolRob Ferreira High School, White River
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Free State 109 ()
1987–1993 Natal 109 ()
1994–1995 Lowveld ? ()
1996 South Eastern Transvaal 16 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984–1993 South Africa 5

Playing career

Visagie made his provincial debut for the Free State in 1980. He played 109 matches for Free State during the seven seasons with the union. In 1987, Visagie joined the Natal and also played 109 matches in seven seasons for Natal. After Natal, Visagie played for Lowveld and South Eastern Transvaal.

Visagie made his test debut for the Springboks in 1984 against the touring English team captained by John Scott. Visagie played in all four test matches during the 1984 season, after which nine years lapsed before his next test match in 1993 against France.[2] Visagie also toured with the Springboks to Australia in 1993. He did not play in any tests during the 1993 tour, but played in 4 tour matches, scoring one try. He was known for his great ball- and running skills, and was a very strong scrummaging lock.

Test history
No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. England33–15Lock2 June 1984Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2. England35–9Lock9 June 1984Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3. South American Jaguars32–15Lock20 October 1984Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
4. South American Jaguars21–13Lock27 October 1984Newlands, Cape Town
5. France20–20Lock26 June 1993Kings Park, Durban

Trivia

With a weight of 138 kg, Visagie holds the record as the heaviest Springbok rugby player.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Rudi Visagie". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 115–118, 130. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  3. Grieb, Eddie; Heath, Duane (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 178. ISBN 978-0620692908. OCLC 957740131.
  4. Heath, Duane (2019). South African Rugby Annual 2019. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 165. ISBN 0620818085. OCLC 1089860189.
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