Chris Rossouw (rugby union, born 1969)

Christiaan le Cordier 'Chris' Rossouw (born 14 September 1969) is a retired South African rugby union player, usually positioned at hooker.[1]

Chris Rossouw

Birth name	Christiaan le Cordier Rossouw
Date of birth	(1969-09-14) 14 September 1969
Place of birth	Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
School	Hoërskool Hugenote, Springs, Gauteng
University	University of Pretoria Rand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1994 Northern Transvaal 8 () 1994–1997 Transvaal 48 () 1998–2000 Sharks () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1997 Gauteng Lions 18 (10) 1998–2000 Sharks 27 (5) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1999 South Africa 9 (10)

Playing career

Rossouw played Craven Week rugby for Eastern Transvaal and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1987.[2] In 1989 he was selected for the South Africa under-20 team. His debut in senior representative rugby was with Northern Transvaal in 1992. He also played for the Transvaal, later named the Gauteng Lions, from 1994 to 1997 and for the Sharks from 1998 to 2000.[3]

He won 9 caps with the Springboks, with his debut test match against Western Samoa on 13 April 1995 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Rossouw represented South Africa at the 1995 and the 1999 Rugby World Cups.[4]

Test history

     World Cup Final

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Samoa	60–8	Hooker	1	13 April 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	Romania	21–8	Hooker		30 May 1995	Newlands, Cape Town
3.	Samoa	42–14	Hooker	1	10 June 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4.	France	19–15	Hooker		17 June 1995	Kings Park, Durban
5.	New Zealand	15–12	Hooker		24 June 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.	New Zealand	18–34	Replacement		7 August 1999	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
7.	Australia	10–9	Replacement		14 August 1999	Newlands, Cape Town
8.	Spain	47–3	Hooker		10 October 1999	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
9.	New Zealand	22–18	Replacement		4 November 1999	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 624
• List of South Africa national under-18 rugby union team players

References

1. "Christiaan le Cordeur Rossouw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 275. ISBN 0620117222.
3. Colquhoun, Andy (2001). The South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 328. ISBN 0958423180.
4. Schoeman, Chris (2000). Who's who of South African rugby 2000 (5th ed.). Cape Town: Strobe Communications. p. 173. ISBN 0-620-26188-9. OCLC 56517006.CS1 maint: date and year (link)