Piet Kruger

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Piet Kruger
Birth namePetrus Ebersohn Kruger
Date of birth (1958-04-11) 11 April 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Brits, North West, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SchoolBrits High School
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1981–1985 Northern Transvaal 64 ()
1986– Transvaal ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1986 South Africa 2

Petrus Ebersohn Kruger (born 11 April 1958) [1] is a South African former rugby union player who played two test matches for the Springboks. [2]

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Playing career

Kruger made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1981. After five seasons with Northern Transvaal he moved to Transvaal at the beginning of the 1986 season. Kruger made his debut for the Springboks in the third test against the New Zealand Cavaliers on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, when he and Frans Erasmus replaced the props from the first two tests, Anton Barnard and Flippie van der Merwe. [3]

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)
PositionTriesDateVenue
1. New Zealand Cavaliers 33–18 Tighthead prop 24 May 1986 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2.New Zealand Cavaliers24–10Tighthead prop31 May 1986 Ellis Park, Johannesburg

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References

  1. Grieb, Eddie; Heath, Duane (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 174. ISBN   978-0620692908. OCLC   957740131.
  2. "Piet Kruger". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 121–122. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.