Schutte Bekker

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Schutte Bekker
Date of birth (1971-10-19) 19 October 1971 (age 50)
Place of birthNelspruit, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SchoolNelspruit High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–1994 Western Transvaal 59 ()
1995–2000 Northern Transvaal 60 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2000 Bulls 27 (15)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997 South Africa 1

Schutte Bekker (born 19 October 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Playing career[]

Bekker represented Lowveld at the 1989 and 1990 Craven Week tournaments for schoolboys. He made his provincial debut for Western Transvaal in 1993 and in 1995 he moved to Northern Transvaal.[2]

Bekker played in one test match for the Springboks, as a replacement against Australia during the 1997 Tri Nations Series at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He also played in two tour matches, scoring three tries for the Springboks.[3]

Test history[]

No. Opposition Result
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Australia 61–22 Replacement 23 Aug 1997 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

See also[]

  • List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 639

References[]

  1. ^ "Schutte Bekker". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 112. ISBN 0620209607.
  3. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 140. ISBN 0958423148.
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