Christiaan Scholtz

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Christiaan Scholtz
Birth nameChristiaan Petrus Scholtz
Date of birth (1970-10-22) October 22, 1970 (age 51)
Place of birthQueenstown, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
SchoolPort Rex Technical High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993 Western Province ()
1994–97 Transvaal/Gauteng Lions 54 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–95 South Africa 4 (0)

Christiaan Petrus Scholtz (born 22 October 1970 in Queenstown) is a former South African rugby union player, who played centre and won four caps between 1994 and 1995 playing for the South Africa national rugby union team.[1]

Scholtz started an antiques business in Melville with his wife Sonia after retiring from rugby.[2][3]

Playing career[]

Scholtz represented Border Schools at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1987 and 1988. After school he enrolled at Stellenbosch University. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1993 and at end of 1993 was selected for the South African Barbarians to tour the United Kingdom. In 1994 he moved to Transvaal and during his career with Transvaal he was part of Currie Cup, Super 10, Nite Series and Lion Cup winning squads for Transvaal. In 1995 he was a member of the World Cup winning squad for South Africa.[4] He also represented the British Barbarians.

Test history[]

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Argentina 42–22 Centre 8 Oct 1994 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2.  Romania 21–8 Centre 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town
3.  Canada 20–0 Centre 3 Jun 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
4.  Samoa 42–14 Centre 10 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Accolades[]

In 1993, Scholtz was nominated one of the five most Promising Players of the Year (under-23), along with FP Naude, Ryno Opperman, Krynauw Otto and Johan Roux.[5][6]

Later career[]

Scholtz is CEO and owner of Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers.[7]

See also[]

  • List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 618

References[]

  1. ^ "Christiaan Scholtz". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  2. ^ Rugby Boks share business beliefs Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Daily Dispatch Online 25 September 1999
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Giraffe Antiques web site
  4. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 120. ISBN 0620189223.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Christiaan Scholtz". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 13. ISBN 0620189223.
  7. ^ "Auctions are the way forward in 2018 | House and Leisure". www.houseandleisure.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-13.

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