Chris Rossouw | |
Birth Name: | Christiaan le Cordier Rossouw |
Birth Date: | 14 September 1969 |
Birth Place: | Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Height: | 1.82m |
Weight: | 105kg |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1992–1994 |
Ru Provinceyears2: | 1994–1997 |
Ru Provinceyears3: | 1998–2000 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 8 |
Ru Provinceapps2: | 48 |
Superyears1: | 1996–1997 |
Superapps1: | 18 |
Superpoints1: | 10 |
Superyears2: | 1998–2000 |
Superapps2: | 27 |
Superpoints2: | 5 |
Ru Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
Repyears1: | 1995–1999 |
Repcaps1: | 9 |
Reppoints1: | 10 |
School: | Hoërskool Hugenote, Springs, Gauteng |
University: | University of Pretoria Rand Afrikaans University |
Christiaan le Cordier "Chris" Rossouw (born 14 September 1969) is a retired South African rugby union player, usually positioned at hooker.[1]
Rossouw played Craven Week rugby for 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 in 1992. He also played for the, later named the Gauteng Lions, from 1994 to 1997 and for the 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]
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 60–8 | Hooker | 1 | 13 April 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
2. | 21–8 | Hooker | 30 May 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town | |||
3. | 42–14 | Hooker | 1 | 10 June 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
4. | 19–15 | Hooker | 17 June 1995 | Kings Park, Durban | |||
5. | 15–12 | Hooker | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||||
6. | 18–34 | Replacement | 7 August 1999 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |||
7. | 10–9 | Replacement | 14 August 1999 | Newlands, Cape Town | |||
8. | 47–3 | Hooker | 10 October 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |||
9. | 22–18 | Replacement | 4 November 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |