Schutte Bekker

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Schutte Bekker
Date of birth (1971-10-19) 19 October 1971 (age 51)
Place of birth Nelspruit, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SchoolNelspruit High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993–1994 Western Transvaal 59 ()
1995–2000 Northern Transvaal 60 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2000 Bulls 27 (15)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 South Africa 1

Schutte Bekker (born 19 October 1971) is a South African former rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Bekker represented Lowveld at the 1989 and 1990 Craven Week tournaments for schoolboys. He made his provincial debut for Western Transvaal in 1993 and in 1995 he moved to Northern Transvaal. [2]

Bekker played in one test match for the Springboks, as a replacement against Australia during the 1997 Tri Nations Series at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He also played in two tour matches, scoring three tries for the Springboks. [3]

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDateVenue
1.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 61–22Replacement23 Aug 1997 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

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References

  1. ↑ "Schutte Bekker". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 112. ISBN   0620209607.
  3. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 140. ISBN   0958423148.
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