Carl Stefan Terblanche (born 2 July 1975, in

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) is a

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n former

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player. He played wing, centre and fullback.

Career

Terblanche played in 37 tests for

, scoring 19 tries, including a South African test record of four tries (equalled with

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and Pieter Rossouw) on debut against

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at Bloemfontein on 13 June 1998, which he later bettered by scoring a then record five tries against Italy on 19 June 1999. Terblanche started his career under the tutelage of Nick Mallet at the

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(66 caps). He made his debut in 1999 for the and played for the

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. Terblanche moved back to the Sharks for the 2007

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season in South Africa. He played his return game for the Durban-based franchise at Fullback and scored two tries and claimed man of the match in the Shark's 32–16 defeat over

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, the team who has won the Currie Cup title a record 32 times. This was also his 100th match played for the

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. He is known as a great finisher—his test try per match ratio of 0.51 is among the highest in Springbok history and is significantly better than those of players like

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(0.33),

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(0.4) and

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(0.4), on par with current stars

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(0.5),

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(0.54) and old legend Pieter Rossouw (0.48) but short of

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(0.66 or two tries in every three tests), and Danie Gerber's (0.79) incredible scoring records. On 3 October 2007 it was announced that Terblanche had re-signed for the Sharks on a one-year contract. In 2010, Terblanche was appointed captain of the Sharks. In that same year he led them to victory in the Currie Cup final, with the Sharks beating Western Province 30–10. On 1 November 2011 he signed a 3-month contract with Ulster rugby to provide cover for

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, who ruptured his Achilles tendon in the PRO12 match against Treviso on 7 October.

National & International Representation

* Craven Week: South Western District 1991–93 * Boland U23 1995 *

(66 caps) * 1999–2007 (101 caps) as at 17 July 2007 *

2003–07 (87 apps) as at 3 October 2007 * South Africa U21 1996 *

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1996 * South Africa 1998–2003 (37 caps) *

British Barbarians The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians is a British-based invitational rugby union club. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. Membership is by invitation. As of 2011, ...

2000–01

Other Achievements

* Holds

record for most tries in a season (20 in 1997) * Holds

record for career tries (49) * Equal top try scorer in 1998 Super 12 with 10 tries. * Tri-Nations winner with South Africa 1998 * Member of Ospreys squad winning the

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* Currie Cup winner with Sharks 2008 * Currie Cup winner with Sharks 2010

References

External links

Sharks team profilesTerblanche finishes Ospreys stayOspreys loan Terblanche to SharksOspreys swoop for Bok wing
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