Chris Rogers (rugby union)
Appearance
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Birth name | Christopher David Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 October 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Masvingo, formerly Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Milton High School, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher David Rogers (born 10 October 1956) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Rogers made his provincial debut for Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the South African Currie Cup competition. In the 1980s he relocated to Transvaal, and in 1984 he made his debut for the Springboks against the touring England team at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
Rogers played in all four tests for the Springboks in 1984, the last against the South American Jaguars at Newlands in Cape Town.[2]
Test history
[edit]No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Points | Date | Venue |
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1. | England | 33–15 | Hooker | 2 June 1984 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | |
2. | England | 35–9 | Hooker | 9 June 1984 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
3. | South American Jaguars | 32–15 | Hooker | 20 October 1984 | Loftus Versveld, Pretoria | |
4. | South American Jaguars | 21–13 | Hooker | 27 October 1984 | Newlands, Cape Town |
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 534
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Rogers". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 115–118. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.