Warren Britz | |
Full Name: | Warren Kenneth Britz |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1973 |
Birth Place: | Durban, South Africa |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in |
Weight: | 226 lb |
Position: | Flanker |
Repyears1: | 2002 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Warren Kenneth Britz (born 7 November 1973) is a South African former rugby union international.
Britz grew up in Natal and attended Port Shepstone High School, south of Durban.[1]
A Natal Sharks player, Britz was capped in one Test match for the Springboks, as a flanker against Wales at Free State Stadium in 2002. He had previously played for the national rugby seven team, including for the 2001 World Cup.[2]
Britz left South Africa in 2003 to take up a contract with the Newcastle Falcons and played in the 2003–04 Powergen Cup-winning side.[3] After two years in England, Britz returned home and in 2007 was a member of the Sharks side which were beaten by the Bulls in the Super 14 final, to a Bryan Habana injury-time try.[4] He finished his playing career with two seasons at Montpellier in the Top 14, then became the French club's head coach.[5]