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Christian Stewart

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Christian Stewart
Birth nameJan Christian Stewart
Date of birth (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 59)
Place of birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93.5 kg (14 st 10 lb)
SchoolDiocesan College/ Woodridge College
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback, Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–1988 Maties ()
1989– Villagers ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Rovigo ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–1998 Western Province 136 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998 Stormers 9 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–1995 Canada 14 (10)
1998 South Africa 3 (0)

Jan Christian Stewart (born October 17, 1965)[1] is a former rugby union centre, who played internationally for Canada and the South Africa Springboks. Stewart earned 17 caps, 14 with Canada and three with South Africa.

Career

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Stewart matriculated at Woodridge College in the Eastern Cape and in 1987 he enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1987 as a fullback and in 1988 he was selected at centre for Western Province, forming a very successful partnership with Faffa Knoetze. In 1989 he joined Villagers, within the Western Province club system.[2] At the end of his career with Western Province in 1998, he played 136 games for the province and scored 31 tries.[3]

Having dual nationality, Stewart represented Canada in two rugby world cups in 1991 and in 1995 when he was not eligible for selection for the Springboks of South Africa. He played four world cup matches in 1991 and three in 1995.[4]

In 1998 when Christian was finally available to represent the Springboks of South Africa he was selected and played 3 test matches.[5] Unfortunately, in his 3rd and final test (the now famous test where South Africa needed to beat England at Twickenham to break the New Zealand All Blacks world record of 17 consecutive wins), he suffered a serious neck injury which ended his rugby playing career at the age of 33. After the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Christian Stewart was named in the all time Dream Team chosen by the rugby press.[2]

Stewart also played for the Stormers in South Africa, Rovigo in Italy and rugby league for the Sydney Bulldogs in Australia.

Test history

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 Canada
No. Opposition Result
(Can 1st)		 Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Scotland XV 24–19 Centre 25 May 1991 Saint John
2.  United States 34–15 Centre 8 Jun 1991 Calgary
3.  Fiji 13–3 Centre 5 Oct 1991 Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
4.  Romania 19–11 Centre 9 Oct 1991 Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
5.  France 13–19 Centre 13 Oct 1991 Stade Armandie, Agen
6.  New Zealand 13–29 Centre 20 Oct 1991 Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
7.  England 19–60 Centre 10 Dec 1994 Twickenham, Edinburgh
8.  France 9–28 Centre 17 Dec 1994 Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon
9.  Scotland 6–22 Centre 21 Jan 1995 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10.  Fiji 22–10 Centre 1 8 Apr 1995 Prince Charles Park, Nadi
11.  New Zealand 7–73 Replacement 1 22 Apr 1995 Eden Park, Auckland
12.  Romania 34–3 Centre 26 May 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
13.  Australia 11–27 Centre 31 May 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
14.  South Africa 0–20 Centre 3 Jun 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
 South Africa
No. Opposition Result
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Scotland 35–10 Centre 21 Nov 1998 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
2.  Ireland 27–13 Centre 28 Nov 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
3.  England 7–13 Centre 5 Dec 1998 Twickenham, London

Accolades

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In 1988, Stewart was one of the five SA Young Players of the Year, along with Kobus Burger, Jacques du Plessis, Andre Joubert and JJ van der Walt.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Christian Stewart player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ a b Van der Merwe, Floris (2007). Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006. Stellenbosch: SUN Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9781920109790. OCLC 190836768.
  3. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 335. ISBN 0958423148.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Christian Stewart - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 102–106. ISBN 0958423148.
  6. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1989). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1989. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 11. ISBN 0620132469.


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