Heinrich Füls

Heinrich Theodor Füls (born 8 March 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Heinrich Füls
Birth nameHeinrich Theodor Füls
Date of birth (1971-03-08) 8 March 1971
Place of birthHoopstad, Free State
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
SchoolGrey College, Bloemfontein
UniversityRand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
RAU
Crusader–Technikon
Parow NTC
Hamiltons
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992
1993–94
1994
1998
Transvaal
Eastern Province
Western Province
Border Bulldogs
16
11
3
8
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–93 South Africa 8 ( )

Playing career

Füls made his provincial debut for Transvaal in 1992. He also played for Eastern Province, Western Province and the Border Bulldogs in the South African domestic competitions.

He made his test debut for the Springboks as a replacement for James Small after 38 minutes in the second half in the test against the New Zealand All Blacks on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Füls was capped 8 times in test matches for the Springboks and also played a further thirteen tour matches in which he scored one try for the Springboks.[2]

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)
PositionTriesDateVenue
1. New Zealand24–27Substitute15 Aug 1992Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2. France20–20Centre26 Jun 1993Kings Park Stadium, Durban
3.France France17–18Centre3 Jul 1993Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4. Australia19–12Centre31 Jul 1993Aussie Stadium (SFG), Sydney
5.Australia Australia20–28Centre14 Aug 1993Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
6.Australia Australia12–19Centre21 Aug 1993Aussie Stadium (SFG), Sydney
7. Argentina29–26Centre6 Nov 1993Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
8.Argentina Argentina52–23Centre13 Nov 1993Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires

See also

References

  1. "Heinrich Fuls". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 125–126, 130–136. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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