Danie Gerber
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| Danie Gerber | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Danie Gerber | ||
| Date of birth | 1958-04-14 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| Eastern Province Western Province Free State |
115 40 24 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| 1980–1992 | South Africa | 24 | (82) |
Danie Gerber (born 14 April 1958 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992. Playing mainly at centre, he made only 24 caps for South Africa despite playing internationally for 12 years because of South Africa's sporting isolation caused by apartheid.[1] He did however play 115 games for Eastern Province, 40 for Western Province and 24 for Free State in South African domestic rugby. In 2007 he was induced into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.[2]
His first international was against the South American Jaguars in 1980, where Gerber scored a try.[3] He played another two matches that year, and in 1981 played Ireland twice before touring to New Zealand. He played all three Tests against the All Blacks on the 1981 Springbok Tour, and a Test in the United States following the tour. As well as played the Jaguars four times over the next two years, he also stared in the 1984 England tour to South Africa. Gerber played outside South Africa's first ever Black player, Errol Tobias,[4] in the series, and scored three tries in the second Test.[5]
Gerber has been named in both International Rugby Hall of Fame member's Martin Johnson and Bill McLaren's all time XV.[6][7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ Knowler, Richard. "GERBER LAMENTS POACHING AND POLITICS", The Press, 2005-04-16, p. 2.
- ^ Daniel Gerber. rugbyhalloffame.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
- ^ Danie Gerber. scrum.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
- ^ Struthers, Greg. "Caught in time", timesonline.co.uk, 2007-06-03. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
- ^ Hewett, Chris. "England the sick men of Africa", The Independent, 2007-05-27. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
- ^ XV refers to the fifteen players on a rugby team.
- ^ "Martin Johnson's all-time XV", timesonline.co.uk, 2007-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
- ^ "Bill McLaren's World XV", bbc.co.uk, 2002-03-05. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Gerber, Danie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Former South African rugby union footballer. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 April 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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