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Rudi Visagie

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Rudi Visagie
Birth nameRudolf Gerhardus Visagie
Date of birth (1959-06-27) 27 June 1959 (age 65)
Place of birthNelspruit, South Africa
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight138 kg (304 lb)
SchoolRob Ferreira High School, White River
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980–1986 Free State 109 ()
1987–1993 Natal 109 ()
1994–1995 Lowveld ? ()
1996 South Eastern Transvaal 16 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984–1993 South Africa 5

Rudolf Gerhardus Visagie (born 27 June 1959 in Nelspruit, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, who played lock.[1]

Playing career

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Visagie made his provincial debut for the Free State in 1980. He played 109 matches for Free State during the seven seasons with the union. In 1987, Visagie joined the Natal and also played 109 matches in seven seasons for Natal. After Natal, Visagie played for Lowveld and South Eastern Transvaal.

Visagie made his test debut for the Springboks in 1984 against the touring English team captained by John Scott. Visagie played in all four test matches during the 1984 season, after which nine years lapsed before his next test match in 1993 against France.[2] Visagie also toured with the Springboks to Australia in 1993. He did not play in any tests during the 1993 tour, but played in 4 tour matches, scoring one try. He was known for his great ball- and running skills, and was a very strong scrummaging lock.

Test history

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No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  England 33–15 Lock 2 June 1984 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2. England England 35–9 Lock 9 June 1984 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3. South American Jaguars 32–15 Lock 20 October 1984 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
4. South American Jaguars 21–13 Lock 27 October 1984 Newlands, Cape Town
5.  France 20–20 Lock 26 June 1993 Kings Park, Durban

Trivia

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With a weight of 138 kg, Visagie holds the record as the heaviest Springbok rugby player.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rudi Visagie". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 115–118, 130. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  3. ^ Grieb, Eddie; Heath, Duane (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 178. ISBN 978-0620692908. OCLC 957740131.
  4. ^ Heath, Duane (2019). South African Rugby Annual 2019. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 165. ISBN 978-0620818087. OCLC 1089860189.