Christopher Francis Pope (born 30 September 1952) is a former South African
rugby union player.
Playing career
Pope matriculated at
Rondebosch Boys' High School
Rondebosch Boys' High School is a public English medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the topmost academic schools in South Africa and one of th ...
in Cape Town and attended the
University of Cape Town for a medical degree. He made his provincial debut for
Western Province in 1972 against Northern Transvaal at Loftus Versfeld. In 1976, Pope scored the winning try for Western Province during their 12–11 victory over the
touring All Blacks.
Pope made his
test debut for the
Springboks against the
1974 British Lions at
Newlands
Newlands may refer to:
Places Australia
* Newlands, Queensland, a locality in the Whitsunday Region
New Zealand
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South Africa
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in Cape Town and was the only backline player to play in all four tests during the series against the Lions. At the end of 1974 Pope toured with the Springboks to France without playing in any tests and then played in five more tests, two against
France and three against the
All Blacks. He also played in four tour matches for the Springboks.
Test history
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 461
References
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1952 births
Living people
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Alumni of Rondebosch Boys' High School
University of Cape Town alumni
Sportspeople from Stellenbosch
Rugby union players from the Western Cape
Rugby union wings