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
Britz matriculated at
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
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
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 12. |  England |
25–14 | Replacement | 25 Nov 2006 | Twickenham, London | |
| 13. | New Zealand |
6–33 | Replacement | 14 Jul 2007 | Jade Stadium , Christchurch
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See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 760
References
- ^ "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.
- OCLC 1089860189.