Chris Badenhorst
| Birth name | Christopher Badenhorst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 December 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, South Africa (now Namibia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Windhoek High School, Windhoek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Badenhorst (born 12 December 1965) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Born and schooled in Windhoek, Namibia, Badenhorst made his provincial debut for the Free State in 1986 and continued to represent the union 221 times, scoring 136 tries.[2][3]
Badenhorts made his test debut for the Springboks in 1994 against the Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, scoring two tries on debut. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand and Britain and Ireland. In addition to the 2 Test matches, he also played ten tour matches and scored 7 tries for the Springboks.[4]
Test history
[edit]| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Argentina |
46–26 | Wing | 2 | 15 Oct 1994 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 2. |  Samoa |
60–8 | Replacement | 13 Apr 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 610
- List of South Africa national rugby sevens players
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Badenhorst". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 111. ISBN 0620209607.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2001). The South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: SARFU & MWP Media Sport. p. 263. ISBN 0958423180.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 142. ISBN 0958423148.