Christo Ferreira

Christo Ferreira

Birth name	Christoffel Ferreira
Date of birth	(1960-08-28) 28 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Welkom, Free State, South Africa
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
School	Welkom-Gimnasium, Welkom
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1981–1986 Free State 45 () 1987–1988 Northern Transvaal 14 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986 South Africa 2

Christoffel 'Christo' Ferreira (born 28 August 1960) is a former South African rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

Ferreira played for Free State and Northern Transvaal in the South African provincial competitions and also for the Springboks. He made his test debut against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers on 10 May 1986 at Newlands in Cape Town. He played in the first two tests against the Cavaliers and was then replaced by Garth Wright for the last two tests. ^[2]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	New Zealand Cavaliers	21–15	Scrumhalf		10 May 1986	Newlands, Cape Town
2.	New Zealand Cavaliers	18–19	Scrumhalf		17 May 1986	Kings Park, Durban

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 543

References

1. "Christo Ferreira". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 119–120. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.