Chris Rossouw (rugby union, born 1969)

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Chris Rossouw
Birth nameChristiaan le Cordier Rossouw
Date of birth (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 52)
Place of birth Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hugenote, Springs, Gauteng
University University of Pretoria
Rand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992–1994 Northern Transvaal 8 ()
1994–1997 Transvaal 48 ()
1998–2000 Sharks (Currie Cup) ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–1997 Gauteng Lions 18 (10)
1998–2000 Sharks 27 (5)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995–1999 South Africa 9 (10)

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

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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 (Currie Cup) 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.Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 60–8Hooker113 April 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 21–8Hooker30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town
3.Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 42–14Hooker110 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4.Flag of France.svg  France 19–15Hooker17 June 1995 Kings Park, Durban
5.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15–12Hooker 24 June 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18–34Replacement7 August 1999 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–9Replacement14 August 1999Newlands, Cape Town
8.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47–3Hooker10 October 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
9.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22–18Replacement4 November 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

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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.
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