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South Africa international rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Badenhorst (born 12 December 1965) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Birth name | Christopher Badenhorst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 December 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Windhoek, South Africa (now Namibia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Windhoek High School, Windhoek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Dian Badenhorst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born and schooled in Windhoek, Namibia, Badenhorst made his provincial debut for the Free State in 1986 and continued to represent the union 221 times, scoring 136 tries.[2][3]
Badenhorts made his test debut for the Springboks in 1994 against the Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, scoring two tries on debut. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand and Britain and Ireland. In addition to the 2 Test matches, he also played ten tour matches and scored 7 tries for the Springboks.[4]
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | Argentina | 46–26 | Wing | 2 | 15 Oct 1994 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
2. | Samoa | 60–8 | Replacement | 13 Apr 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
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