Christiaan Petrus Scholtz (born 22 October 1970 in Queenstown) is a former South African rugby union player, who played centre and won four caps between 1994 and 1995 playing for the South Africa national rugby union team.[1]
| Birth name | Christiaan Petrus Scholtz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 22, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Queenstown, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Port Rex Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scholtz started an antiques business in Melville with his wife Sonia after retiring from rugby.[2][3]
Playing career
editScholtz represented Border Schools at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1987 and 1988. After school he enrolled at Stellenbosch University. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1993 and at end of 1993 was selected for the South African Barbarians to tour the United Kingdom. In 1994 he moved to Transvaal and during his career with Transvaal he was part of Currie Cup, Super 10, Nite Series and Lion Cup winning squads for Transvaal. In 1995 he was a member of the World Cup winning squad for South Africa.[4] He also represented the British Barbarians.
Test history
edit| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  Argentina |
42–22 | Centre | 8 Oct 1994 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 2. |  Romania |
21–8 | Centre | 30 May 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 3. |  Canada |
20–0 | Centre | 3 Jun 1995 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 4. |  Samoa |
42–14 | Centre | 10 Jun 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
Accolades
editIn 1993, Scholtz was nominated one of the five most Promising Players of the Year (under-23), along with FP Naude, Ryno Opperman, Krynauw Otto and Johan Roux.[5][6]
Later career
editScholtz is CEO and owner of Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers.[7]
See also
edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 618
References
edit- ^ "Christiaan Scholtz". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Rugby Boks share business beliefs Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Daily Dispatch Online 25 September 1999
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2009. Giraffe Antiques web site
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 120. ISBN 0620189223.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Christiaan Scholtz". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 13. ISBN 0620189223.
- ^ "Auctions are the way forward in 2018 | House and Leisure". www.houseandleisure.co.za. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
External links
edit- Christiaan Scholtz at ESPNscrum
- (in English) Springboks, see 1994 42-22 Argentina