Chris Rogers (rugby union)

Christopher David Rogers (born 10 October 1956 in Fort Victoria, Rhodesia, now Masvingo, Zimbabwe) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Chris Rogers
Birth nameChristopher David Rogers
Date of birth (1956-10-10) 10 October 1956
Place of birthMasvingo, formerly Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolMilton High School, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1977

1988
Rhodesia
Transvaal
Northern Transvaal
?
93
7
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984 South Africa 4

Playing career

Rogers made his provincial debut for Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the South African Currie Cup competition. In the 1980s he relocated to Transvaal, and in 1984 he made his debut for the Springboks against the touring England team at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Rogers played in all four tests for the Springboks in 1984, the last against the South American Jaguars at Newlands in Cape Town.[2]

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)
PositionPointsDateVenue
1. England33–15Hooker2 June 1984Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
2.England England35–9Hooker9 June 1984Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3. South American Jaguars32–15Hooker20 October 1984Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
4. South American Jaguars21–13Hooker27 October 1984Newlands, Cape Town

See also

References

  1. "Chris Rogers". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 115–118. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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