Chris Rogers (rugby union)

Chris Rogers

Birth name	Christopher David Rogers
Date of birth	(1956-10-10) 10 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Masvingo, formerly Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	Milton High School, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1977 Rhodesia () Transvaal 93 () 1988 Northern Transvaal 7 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1984 South Africa 4

Christopher David Rogers (born 10 October 1956) is a former South African rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

Rogers made his provincial debut for Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the South African Currie Cup competition. In the 1980s he relocated to Transvaal, and in 1984 he made his debut for the Springboks against the touring England team at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Rogers played in all four tests for the Springboks in 1984, the last against the South American Jaguars at Newlands in Cape Town. ^[2]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Points	Date	Venue
1.	England	33–15	Hooker		2 June 1984	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
2.	England	35–9	Hooker		9 June 1984	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.	South American Jaguars	32–15	Hooker		20 October 1984	Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
4.	South American Jaguars	21–13	Hooker		27 October 1984	Newlands, Cape Town

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 534

References

1. "Chris Rogers". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 115–118. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.