Christiaan Scholtz
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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He was nominated for Young Player of the Year in 1993.[2] During his playing career, Scholtz was part of Currie Cup, Super 10, Nite Series and Lion Cup winning squads for Transvaal, and 1995 World Cup winning squad for South Africa. He also represented the British Barbarians.
Scholtz started an antiques business in Melville with his wife Sonia after retiring from rugby.[3][4]
Career
CEO and owner of Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers
Honours
National team
- 4 caps
- Selections by year : 1 in 1994, 3 in 1995
- Participation (and victory) in the 1995 World Cup
References
- ESPN Scrum website statistics
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Christiaan Scholtz". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Rugby Boks share business beliefs Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Daily Dispatch Online 25 September 1999
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Giraffe Antiques web site
External links
- Christiaan Scholtz at ESPNscrum
- (in English) Springboks, see 1994 42-22 Argentina
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