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1994 South Africa Rugby Union Tour Of Britain And Ireland
The 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of matches played in October and November 1994 in Britain and Ireland by South Africa national rugby union team. The Springboks played two Test matches on the thirteen match tour and won both. Touring party *Coach: Kitch Christie *Assistant coach: Gysie Pienaar *Manager: Jannie Engelbrecht Results ''Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.'' Test Matches Test: Scotland ---- Test: Wales References {{DEFAULTSORT:South Africa 1994 rugby union tours 1994 1994 1994 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994–95 in European rugby union 1994–95 in Irish rugby union 1994–95 in Welsh rugby union 1994–95 in Scottish rugby union 1994 in So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitch Christie
George Moir Christie, better known as Kitch Christie (31 January 1940 – 22 April 1998), was a South African rugby union coach best known for coaching the country's national team, the Springboks, to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He remained unbeaten during his tenure as Springbok rugby coach between 1994 and 1996, including leading the team to a then record 14 consecutive victories. In 2011, he was inducted posthumously into the IRB Hall of Fame, later subsumed into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Early life Born in Johannesburg to a Scottish father and English mother, he was educated at Leith Academy in Edinburgh and the London Institute of Electronics. He picked up his lifelong nickname of "Kitch" from his fellow pupils, who named him after Don Kitchenbrand, a South African footballer with Rangers in the 1950s. Early career Christie returned to South Africa after his education, and joined the Pretoria Harlequins club as a flanker. While his playing career was uneven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japie Mulder
Jacobus Cornelius 'Japie' Mulder (born 18 October 1969), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1994 and 2001. He is now an employee of the telecommunications infrastructure company, Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) Ltd. On 29 December 2009, Mulder and his wife and children were hijacked in the East Rand. Mulder was forced into the boot in the car, while his hijackers stole money from his bank account. Career Provincial Mulder made his provincial debut for in 1991 and continued to represent the union, whose name was changed to the Golden Lions, until 2001. In 1993 he was selected for the South African Barbarians to tour the United Kingdom and in 1994 he played for the South African A-team. He was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994, as well as the 1993 Super 10. International He played his first test match for the Springboks on 23 July 1994 against New Zealand at Athletic Park in Wellington. Mulder pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dalton (rugby Player)
James Dalton (born 16 August 1972) is a South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team. He was educated at Parktown Boys' High School and matriculated at Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was the winner of the 1995 World Cup but did not play in the final or the semi-final. In his second pool match, against Canada, he took part in a fight, and was suspended for the rest of the tournament. Career Provincial Dalton played for the Schools team in 1990 and was also selected for the South African Schools team in 1990. He made his debut for the Transvaal senior side in 1992 and in 2001 went to play for the . In Super Rugby, Dalton played for the during 1998 and 1999 and for the in 2001 and 2002. National team He played his first game for the Springboks on 8 October 1994 against Argentina. His last test match took place on 23 November 2002 against England England is a country that is part of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uli Schmidt
Ulrich Louis Schmidt (also known as Uli Schmidt) (born 10 July 1961 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer. His usual position was at hooker, where he played for the in the Currie Cup, and later the , as well as the national team, the Springboks. He later became a Springbok team doctor. Playing career Schmidt made his international debut for the Springboks as a 24-year-old on 10 May 1986 in a test against the NZ Cavaliers, which the Springboks won 21 to 15 at Newlands. He played in three subsequent tests against the New Zealand side throughout that May as well. The next time he would be capped for the national side would be in 1989, when he played in two tests against a World Invitation side, both of which the Springboks won. He was capped twice in 1992, playing at hooker in a test against the All Blacks, which the Springboks lost 24 to 27, as well as a test against the Wallabies, which South Africa also lost, 3 to 26. He was capped five tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Hattingh
Sebastiaan Jacobus "Ian" Hattingh (born 31 October 1964) is a South African former rugby union player. Playing career Hattingh represented at the annual Craven Week tournament for schoolboys. He made his senior provincial debut in 1989 as a flanker and played provincial rugby for , (later renamed the Golden Lions) and the . He made a successful transition from flanker to the frontrow during 1994. At the end of the 1994 season, he toured with the Springboks to Britain and Ireland. Hattingh did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks. See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Individual records Career South Africa's '' ... – Springbok no. 623 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hattingh, Ian 1964 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balie Swart
Izak Stephanus de Villiers 'Balie' Swart (born 18 May 1964), is a former South African rugby union player. He played as a prop, with the ability to prop on either side of the hooker. Playing career Swart is a product of Paarl Gimnasium and represented and captained the Schools team at the 1983 Craven Week tournament. He also was selected for the South African Schools team in 1983, once again the captain. After school he played for the University of Stellenbosch before making his provincial debut for Western Province in 1987. During 1992, he joined , now the Golden Lions and until 1999, playing over a hundred games for the union. He had 16 caps for South Africa, from 1993 to 1996, never scoring. He was a member of the winning team at the 1995 World Cup finals, where he played in four games, including as tighthead prop in the 15–12 final win against the All Blacks. He also played in the first edition of the Tri Nations competition, in 1996. Swart also played in fifteen tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommie Laubscher
Thomas Gerbach Laubscher (8 October 1963 – 26 May 2007) was a South African rugby union player who played at tighthead prop. Playing career Laubscher played for the schools team at the Craven Week tournament and made his provincial rugby debut for in 1990 at the age of 27. In 1993 he moved to and won the Currie Cup with Western Province in 1997. Laubscher made his Springbok debut in 1994 against at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. He toured with the Springboks to Britain at the end of 1994 and to Europe and Britain in 1995. Laubscher played six test matches and six tour matches for the Springboks, and was known as an exceptionally strong scrummager. Test history Death Laubscher died in a road accident when he and his son, stopped to help a driver who had hit a cow in foggy weather conditions, when he was hit by another vehicle. See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Putt
Kevin Barry Putt (born 28 July 1964) is a former rugby union player who played as a scrumhalf. He was born and raised in New Zealand and after moving to South Africa, he represented during 1994 and 1996. Playing career Putt made his first-class debut for in 1984 and in 1987 moved to . During 1990 and 1991 he toured Europe and during that time he played club rugby for Terenure College RFC. In 1992 he joined the South African union, . He represented Natal, whose name was changed to the Sharks, as well as the Super Rugby team the Coastal Sharks, and played more than a hundred matches for the teams. In 1994, Putt toured with the Springboks to Britain and Ireland and in 1996 to Argentina and Europe. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks, but was an unused replacement in eight tests and played in eleven tour matches, scoring three tries. Putt relocated to Europe in 1998, first playing for and then for . He was in consideration for the Ireland national team unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennie Le Roux
Hendrik Pieter 'Hennie' le Roux (born 10 July 1967), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team. He was the president of the players' union, which was founded in 1997. Career Provincial Le Roux represented the schools' team at the 1986 Craven Week tournament and in 1987 he played for the Eastern Province under–20 team. In 1990 he made his senior provincial debut for Eastern Province and in 1992 he moved to . In 1996 he played Super Rugby for the Transvaal, when the South African provinces still participated and from 1998, he played for the under the franchise structure. International He played his first test match for the Springboks on 26 June 1993 against France. His last test was on 15 December 1996 against Wales. He also played in 24 tour matches scoring 56 points for the Springboks. Test history World Cup Final World Cup * 1995 South Africa World Cup winners : 6 games (Wallabies, Romania, Canada, Samoa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Stransky
Joel Theodore Stransky (born 16 July 1967) is a South African former rugby union player. A fly-half, he is known for scoring all of South Africa's points, including the winning drop goal, against New Zealand in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. Early life Stransky was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, to a family from England and Czechia. He was raised in Reform Judaism and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he was coached by Skonk Nicholson, a well-known figure in schoolboy rugby. After his military conscription in Pretoria, he returned to Natal to study at the University of Natal. Playing career In 1990 he was part of the team that beat Northern Transvaal to win the Currie Cup for the first time. He then moved to Italy where he played for L'Aquila during the 1991–1992 season, and for San Donà in 1992–93. Between 1993 and 1996, he won 22 caps for his South Africa. In 1995 he was part of the first South Africa team to play in a R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannie Claassens
Johannes Petrus "Jannie" Claassens (born 30 June 1969) is a South African former rugby union player. Playing career As a schoolboy Claassens represented at the 1988 Craven Week tournament. He made his provincial debut for in 1990 and played 102 matches for the union. During 1992, Claassens was selected for the World XV that tour New Zealand to mark the centenary of the New Zealand Rugby Union. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand and to Britain and Ireland. Claassens did not play in any test matches but played in eight tour matches, scoring three tries for the Springboks. In 1993 and in 1996, he represented South Africa in sevens. Accolades Claassens was voted as one of the five South Africa Young Players of the Year for 1990, along with Andrew Aitken, Bernard Fourie, Ian MacDonald and Theo van Rensburg. See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 611 *List of South Africa national rugby sevens players Below is a list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |