Pierre Edwards (rugby union)

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Pierre Edwards
Birth namePeter Edwards
Date of birth (1953-05-23) 23 May 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth George, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
School Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1975–1979
1980–1984		 University of Pretoria
Harlequins		 ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1977–1984 Northern Transvaal 88 202
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980 South Africa 2

Peter 'Pierre' Edwards (born 23 May 1953) is a former South African rugby union player. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Edwards played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 26 April 1980 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Edwards also started in the second test against the South American Jaguars, but got injured after 12 minutes in the second half and was replaced by Gysie Pienaar. He thereafter never again played for the Springboks. [3]

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDateVenue
1. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars 24–9 Full-back 26 April 1980 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
2. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars18–9Full-back3 May 1980 Kings Park Stadium, Durban

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References

  1. ↑ "Pierre Edwards | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Pierre Edwards". AFFIES RUGBY. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 98–99. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
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