Adrian Christopher Garvey (born 25 June 1968 in

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) is a former Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player. He played as a tighthead prop, and was known for his mobility and ball skills.

Career

Garvey played 1st team rugby at

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in Zimbabwe and was selected for the Zimbabwe Schools team in 1986. During his senior career he played for Old Miltonians, Coastal Sharks, and Newport RFC. He is one of the few players to have competed at the

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for two countries. He had 10 caps for

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, from 1990 to 1993, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He played three games at the

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, scoring two tries at the 51–12 loss to

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, on 9 October 1991. He later became a South African naturalized citizen and decided to play for

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. He had 28 caps, from 1996 to 1999, scoring 4 tries, 20 points in aggregate. He played two times at the Tri Nations, being a member of the winning side in 1998. He was called for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing a single game in the 47–3 win over

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, at

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, on 10 October 1999. That would be his last game for the

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Test history

Miscellaneous

Garvey made the popular move from rugby to mountain biking after retiring from professional sport and participated in the 2011 Absa Cape Epic mountain bike stage race.Ex-Springbok prop to take on his first Absa Cape Epic
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* 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Bulawayo Alumni of Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo Zimbabwean people of British descent Zimbabwean expatriate rugby union players South African people of British descent South African rugby union players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players Golden Lions players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Rugby union props South Africa international rugby union players Zimbabwean emigrants to South Africa Zimbabwean rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Wales Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Wales White Zimbabwean sportspeople South African expatriate sportspeople in Wales {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub

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