Andrew Douglas Aitken (born 10 June 1968) is a South African former
rugby union player.
Playing career
Aitken made his senior provincial debut for in 1988 and in 1990 was part of the
Currie Cup winning team. From 1991 to 1994 he played for and also captained the team. During 1993 he had the opportunity to further his studies at the University of Oxford and during his time there, he played in the annual
varsity match against
University of Cambridge. After also playing for
Watsonian in Edinburgh he returned to Western Province in 1997, helping the team to win the
1997 Currie Cup
The 1997 Currie Cup was the 59th season of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, since it started in 1889. The competition was known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons and was contested from 28 M ...
.
Aitken made his
test debut for the
Springboks as a replacement, against at
Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes () is an all-seater stadium, all-seater Association football, football stadium in Paris, France, in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin ...
in Paris. His first start for the Springboks, was the following week against at
Twickenham. He played a further five Test matches for the Springboks and was on the winning side each time. He also played in two tour matches.
Test history
Accolades
Aitken was voted as one of the five SA Young Players of the Year for 1990, along with
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 10 ...
, Bernard Fourie,
Ian MacDonald and
Theo van Rensburg
Jan Theodorus 'Theo' Jansen van Rensburg (born 26 August 1967, in Carletonville), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team. He played as fullback.
Playing career Provincial rugby
Va ...
.
[
1990 Currie Cup Winner,
1997 Currie Cup Winner.
]
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 658
References
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1968 births
Living people
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Sharks (Currie Cup) players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Stormers players
Rugby union players from Durban