Dale Santon

Dale Santon (born 18 August 1969) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Dale Santon
Date of birth (1969-08-18) 18 August 1969
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb)
SchoolSpine Road High School, Mitchells Plain
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993, 1995
1996–2002
2003		 Western Province
Boland Cavaliers
SWD Eagles		 2
120
4		 0
165
0
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–1999,
2003–2004
Bulls
22
10
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997, 2003 South Africa 4

Playing career

Santon played for the Western Province Sacos Schools team in 1986 and made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1993. In 1996 he joined the Boland Cavaliers and played 120 games over a seven-year period, scoring 33 tries for the union. In 1996, Santon was also selected for the South African A team, a feat he achieved again in 2001.[2]

He also had two stints in Super Rugby, both with the Bulls. His first event was during the 1998 and 1999 seasons, when he played ten games and then again in 2003 and 2004.[3]

Santon toured with the Springboks during the end of the year tour to Europe in 1997 and played in one tour game.[4] He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 2003 Tri Nations, as a replacement for Danie Coetzee against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town. Santon was also a member of the South African squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup that was held in Australia and played in the test against Georgia during the Pool stages of the tournament. He played in four test matches for the Springboks.[3]

Test history
No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. Australia26–22Replacement12 Jul 2003Newlands, Cape Town
2. New Zealand16–52Replacement19 Jul 2003Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.Australia Australia9–29Replacement2 Aug 2003Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
4. Georgia46–19Replacement24 Oct 2003Aussie Stadium, Sydney

See also

References
  1. "Dale Santon". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. Schoeman, Chris (2004). Vodacom who's who of South African rugby 2002 (8th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 36. ISBN 0620261889. OCLC 56517006.
  3. Colquhoun, Andy (2005). The South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 78. ISBN 0958440492.
  4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 81–84. ISBN 0958423148.
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