Christoffel 'Christo' Ferreira (born 28 August 1960) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Christoffel Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Welkom, Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Welkom-Gimnasium, Welkom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Ferreira played for Free State and Northern Transvaal in the South African provincial competitions and also for the Springboks. He made his test debut against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers on 10 May 1986 at Newlands in Cape Town. He played in the first two tests against the Cavaliers and was then replaced by Garth Wright for the last two tests.[2]
Test history edit
| No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 21–15 | Scrumhalf | 10 May 1986 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 2. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 18–19 | Scrumhalf | 17 May 1986 | Kings Park, Durban |
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 543
References edit
- ^ "Christo Ferreira". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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