Cornelius Petrus Johannes "Corné" Krige (born 21 March 1975) is a retired South African

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player. He played flanker for Western Province in the

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, the

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and captained the South African national side, the Springboks.

Career

Corne Krige was born on 21 March 1975 in

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and his parents still reside in that country. He was schooled in South Africa at Paarl Boys' High School, about 60 km from

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. He played most of his rugby for South African teams, and resides there. Krige's Test debut came in 1999 after recovering from career-threatening knee and hand injuries. He captained the Springboks on his test debut in a 101–0 victory over

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; two weeks later he suffered another serious knee injury against the

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which ended his hopes of captaining the Springboks at the

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in Wales. Krige appeared in 39 tests for South Africa, became the full-time captain in 2002,"Krige quits Test rugby"

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, 13 January 2004. and captained the Boks 18 times in all"Saints seal Krige deal"
BBC, 26 July 2004. before his international retirement in January 2004. Known for aggressive style of play, Krige was the subject of controversy after the November 2002 Test against

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that saw England hand the Boks the worst defeat in their history (53–3). During the match, an increasingly frustrated South Africa side began targeting England players with physical off-the-ball attacks, and match footage showed Krige as the leader. He later admitted in his autobiography that he had lost control as South Africa had gone into the match on the back of two defeats and that he had intentionally fouled the England players. His Super Rugby career then ended several weeks early when he was handed an eight-week ban for head-butting an opponent in

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. He finished his career in the English Premiership with Northampton Saints, signing for the 2004–05 season. He retired at the end of that season and returned to Cape Town to pursue business interests."Saints star Krige to quit playing"
BBC, 10 February 2005. Krige made one more high-profile appearance on a rugby field, captaining a Western Province XV against a World XV in his

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at Newlands on 9 June 2006. The testimonial highly benefite
Reach For A Dream
Dan Nicholl

, ''iafrica.com'', 8 June 2006. a charity similar to and inspired by the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the United States. The World XV won 49–31 in an entertaining match that saw 12 tries in all.Grant Shub
"World XV triumph, but Krige signs-off in style"
, ''SARugby.com'', 10 June 2006. Krige and former Springbok teammates Bobby Skinstad and Robbie Fleck were business partners, owning Billie the B.U.M.S. Restaurant and a Cocktail Bar in Newlands. The restaurant has since closed. When the Boks played the Australia Wallabies during the later years of Krige's captaincy, he and Wallabies captain George Gregan shared an unusual distinction: they were born in the same hospital."Captain Courageous: Corné Krige"
''TheGoal.com'', retrieved 26 June 2006.
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'', 6 October 2003.

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, list1 = * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krige, Corne Afrikaner people Zambian emigrants to South Africa South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Northampton Saints players Western Province (rugby union) players Stormers players 1975 births Living people Alumni of Paarl Boys' High School Sportspeople from Lusaka Barbarian F.C. players White Zambian people 2003 Rugby World Cup players South African expatriate rugby union players in England South Africa national rugby union team captains 21st-century South African sportsmen