Klippies Kritzinger

Klippies Kritzinger
Birth name	Johannes Lodewyk Kritzinger
Date of birth	1 March 1948
Place of birth	Centurion, Gauteng
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb)
School	Harrismith High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1971–1973	Natal
1974	Transvaal
1975–1976	Free State
	Northern Free State
	Western Transvaal
International career
Years	Team
1974–1976	South Africa

Johannes Lodewyk 'Klippies' Kritzinger (1 March 1948 – 18 February 2016) was a South African rugby union player.^[1]

Playing career

As a schoolboy Kritzinger represented the

Western Transvaal. Kritzinger joined the Free State in 1975 and was appointed as captain, after which he captained his team to the 1975 Currie Cup final. In 1976, although he was no longer captain, he was a member of the team that won the Currie Cup.^[2]

In 1972, Kritzinger toured with

All Blacks in 1976.^[3] Kritzinger played seven tests, scoring one try and also five tour matches for South Africa.^[4]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	British Lions	9–26	Number 8		13 July 1974	Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth
2.	British Lions	13–13	Flank		27 July 1974	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.	France	13–4	Flank		23 November 1974	Le stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
4.	France	10–8	Flank		30 November 1974	Parc des Princes, Paris
5.	France	38–25	Flank		21 June 1975	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
6.	France	33–18	Flank		28 June 1975	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
7.	New Zealand	15–14	Flank	1	18 September 1976	Ellis Park, Johannesburg