Chris Koch (rugby union)

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Chris Koch
Full nameAugustus Cristoffel Koch
Date of birth(1927-09-21)21 September 1927
Place of birthMoorreesburg, South Africa
Date of death21 March 1986(1986-03-21) (aged 58)
Place of deathMoorreesburg, South Africa
SchoolHoërskool Dirkie Uys
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949–60 South Africa 22 (15)

Augustus Cristoffel Koch (21 September 1927 – 21 March 1986) was a South African rugby union international.[1]

Koch, a farmer from Moorreesburg, played for Boland in the Currie Cup. He was a strong but mobile prop forward and was capped in 22 Test matches for the Springboks from 1949 to 1960, becoming their first player to feature across three decades. He scored five Springboks tries, including a run from the 25-yard line against the British Lions at Ellis Park in 1955, evading three opponents in the process.[2] His brother Willem was a junior Springbok.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Union War of Words". The Daily Telegraph. 28 September 1953. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ISBN 9781770227897
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  3. ^ "Lions VX Praised By South Africans". Nottingham Evening Post. 8 August 1955.

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