Francois 'Faffa' Knoetze (born 18 January 1963) is a former South African rugby union player that played two tests for the Springboks.[1]
| Birth name | Francois Knoetze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 January 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Parow, Cape Town, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tygerberg High School, Parow, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Emma Knoetze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actuary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
After finishing school, Knoetze furthered his studies at Stellenbosch University. At university he played for the Maties under–20 side and was selected for the Western Province under–20 team and the South Africa Universities under–20 team. His first match for the Western Province senior team was in 1984 against South Western Districts. Knoetze was part of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup in 1985 and in 1986. He played 110 matches for Western Province, scoring 43 tries.[2]
Knoetze made his test debut for the Springboks against the World XV on 26 August 1989 at his home ground, Newlands in Cape Town. He also played in the second test against the World XV and toured with the Springboks to England and France in 1992.[3] He played in six tour matches for the Springboks and scored two tries.[4]
Test history edit
| No. | Opponents | Results(RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. | World XV | 20–19 | Centre | 1 | 26 Aug 1989 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 2. | World XV | 22–16 | Centre | 2 Sep 1989 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
Accolades edit
In 1985, Knoetze was one of the five Young Players of the Year, along with Schalk Burger (born 1963), Deon Coetzee, Christo Ferreira and Giepie Nel.[5]
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 553
References edit
- ^ "Faffa Knoetze". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Van der Merwe, F. J. G. (Floris J. G.), 1951- (2007). Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006. Stellenbosch: SUN Press. pp. 142–143. ISBN 9781920109790. OCLC 190836768.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Greyvenstein, Chris (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. pp. 258, 281. ISBN 0958406227. OCLC 35978057.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 57. ISBN 0620172940.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1986). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1986. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 7.