HEIGHT: 180 cm
WEIGHT: 94 Kg
BIRTH DATE: 12 June 1983
BIRTH PLACE: Johannesburg
MARITIAL STATUS: Married to Janine
PRIMARY SCHOOL: Meredale Primary
SECONDARY SCHOOL: King Edward Vll School
TERTIARY EDUCATION: Rand Afrikaans University
Position: Wing (73) Centre (1)
Province: Western Province (from 2010), previously Golden Lions (2004) and Blue Bulls (2005-2009)
Springbok number: 766
Test debut: 20 November 2004 vs England in London, aged 21
Last test: 9 October 2011 vs Australia in Wellington, aged 28
Total tests: 74
Tour matches: 2
Total Springbok matches: 76
Win ratio: 49-24-1
Holds Springbok record for tries in tests as a wing (40) and for most tries overall for South Africa (40) . Most capped Springbok wing (73)
Tours: British Isles, Ireland & Argentina, 2004; Argentina, Wales & France, 2005; Ireland & England, 2006; 2007 RWC in France, Wales and Scotland; England and Wales 2007; British Isles, 2008; France, Italy, Ireland & England, 2009; British Isles & Ireland, 2010; RWC in New Zealand, 2011.
Honours: SA Rugby Player of the Year, 2007 & 2005 Young Player of the Year, 2004. IRB Rugby Player of the Year, 2007; Vodacom Rugby Super 12 Player of the Tournament in 2005; SuperSport Try of the Year, 2005 (Vodacom Bulls vs Blues, Super 12 in Pretoria), 2007 (Vodacom Bulls vs Sharks Super 14 Final in Durban) .
Scored a record equalling eight tries during RWC 2007.
POSITION: Wing, centre
PROVINCE: Western Province
TRIES: 130
CONVERSIONS: 0
PENALTIES: 0
DROP GOALS: 2
TOTAL POINTS: 656
SPRINGBOK CAREER
CAPS: 74
TRIES: 40
CONVERSIONS: 0
PENALTIES: 0
DROP GOALS: 0
TOTAL POINTS: 200
SQUAD LIST
DHL Stormers: Vodacom Super Rugby - 2012
South Africa: IRB Rugby World Cup - 2011
DHL Western Province: ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2011
DHL Stormers: Vodacom Super Rugby - 2011
South Africa: Castle Tri-Nations - 2011
South Africa: Outgoing Tours - 2010
Vodacom Western Province: ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2010
South Africa: Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2010
Vodacom Stormers: Vodacom Super 14 - 2010
South Africa: Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2010
South Africa: Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2009
South Africa: Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2009
Vodacom Blue Bulls: ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2009
South Africa: British & Irish Lions Tour - 2009
Vodacom Bulls: Vodacom Super 14 - 2009
South Africa: Vodacom Outgoing Tour - 2008
South Africa: Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2008
Vodacom Blue Bulls: ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div - 2008
South Africa: Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2008
Vodacom Bulls: Vodacom Super 14 - 2008
South Africa: IRB Rugby World Cup - 2007
South Africa: Vodacom Outgoing Tour - 2007
Springboks XV: Vodacom Outgoing Tour - 2007
South Africa: Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2007
South Africa: Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2007
Vodacom Bulls: Vodacom Super 14 - 2007
South Africa: World Cup warm-up matches - 2007
South Africa: Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2006
Vodacom Bulls: Vodacom Super 14 - 2006
South Africa: Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2006
South Africa: Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2006
Vodacom Blue Bulls: ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2005
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Challenge - 2005
South Africa: Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2005
Vodacom Blue Bulls: ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round - 2005
South Africa: Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2005
Vodacom Bulls: Vodacom Super 12 - 2005
South Africa: Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2005
South Africa: Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2004
South Africa: Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2004
South Africa: IRB U21 World Championships - 2004
Lions: Vodacom Cup - 2004
Lions: ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2004
Lions: ABSA U20 A Section - 2003
Lions: Vodacom Cup - 2003
Golden Lions U/19: U19 Competition - 2002 |
