Frans Erasmus (rugby union)
Birth name | Frans Stefanus Erasmus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 June 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 March 1998 | (aged 38)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Laingsburg High School, Laingsburg, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frans Stefanus Erasmus (19 June 1959 – 7 March 1998) was a South African rugby union player who played three test matches for the South Africa national rugby union team. [1]
Playing career[]
Erasmus started his provincial career with Northern Free State in 1980. He also played for South Western Districts, Northern Transvaal for one season and Eastern Province where he become a stalwart, playing 119 matches.[2]
Erasmus made his debut for the Springboks in the third test against the New Zealand Cavaliers on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
Test history[]
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 33–18 | Loosehead prop | 24 May 1986 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
2. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 24–10 | Loosehead prop | 31 May 1986 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
3. | World XV | 22–16 | Tighthead prop | 2 Sep 1989 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also[]
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 549
References[]
- ^ "Frans Erasmus". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 195. ISBN 0620189223.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- 1998 deaths
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- People from Ceres, Western Cape