Gerrie Britz
Birth name | Gert Jacobus Johannes Britz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 April 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bloemfontein, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gert Jacobus Johannes Britz (born 14 April 1978) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Britz matriculated at Grey College and represented the Free State under-20 team in 1997 and 1998. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1999 and in 2004 he moved to Western Province. Britz played Super rugby for the Bulls, the Cats and the Stormers. In 2008 he moved to France and joined USA Perpignan for whom he played 111 matches.[2][3]
Britz made his test match debut for the Springboks as a replacement against Ireland at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein in 2004. During the 2004 rugby season, Britz played ten test matches for the Springboks and then, one test match in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also played one tour matches for the Springboks.[4]
Test history
[edit]No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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1. | Ireland | 31–17 | Replacement | 12 Jun 2004 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
2. | Ireland | 26–17 | Replacement | 19 Jun 2004 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
3. | Wales | 53–18 | Replacement | 26 Jun 2004 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
4. | Pacific Islanders | 38–24 | Lock | 17 Jul 2004 | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | |
5. | Australia | 26–30 | Lock | 31 Jul 2004 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
6. | New Zealand | 40–26 | Flank | 14 Aug 2004 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
7. | Australia | 23–19 | Replacement | 21 Aug 2004 | Kings Park, Durban | |
8. | Ireland | 12–17 | Replacement | 13 Nov 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
9. | Scotland | 45–10 | Replacement | 27 Nov 2004 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
10. | Argentina | 39–7 | Replacement | 4 Dec 2004 | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | |
11. | Uruguay | 134–3 | Lock | 11 Jun 2005 | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London | |
12. | England | 25–14 | Replacement | 25 Nov 2006 | Twickenham, London | |
13. | New Zealand | 6–33 | Replacement | 14 Jul 2007 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch |
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 760
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerrie Britz". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Former Bok calls it a day". Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gerrie BRITZ - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Heath, Duane (2019). South African Rugby Annual 2019. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 193. ISBN 978-0620818087. OCLC 1089860189.
- 1978 births
- Living people
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Western Province (rugby union) players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Stormers players
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
- Rugby union players from Bloemfontein
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union locks
- USA Perpignan players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in France