Christo Wagenaar

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Christo Wagenaar
Birth nameChristo Wagenaar
Date of birth (1952-03-11) 11 March 1952 (age 70)
Place of birth Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
School Monument High School, Krugersdorp
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Northern Transvaal ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1977 South Africa 1

Christo Wagenaar (born 11 March 1952 in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Wagenaar played for Northern Transvaal in the South African provincial competitions. He was part of the Northern Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1981. Wagenaar played in only one test for the Springboks which was against the World XV on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. [2]

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. World XV 45–24 Centre 27 August 1977 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Accolades

Wagenaar was one of the five Young Players of the Year in 1975, along with Tommy du Plessis, Hermanus Potgieter, De Wet Ras and Corrie Pypers

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References

  1. ↑ "Christo Wagenaar". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 97. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
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