Gerrie Britz

Gerrie Britz

Birth name	Gert Jacobus Johannes Britz
Date of birth	(1978-04-14) 14 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, Free State
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
School	Grey College, Bloemfontein
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank, Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2012 USA Perpignan 111 (65) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2004 Free State 88 (155) 2005–2007 Western Province 29 (15) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 Bulls 7 (0) 2004 Cats 9 (20) 2005–2007 Stormers 30 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2007 South Africa 13 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2001–2002 South Africa 7s 4

Gert Jacobus Johannes Britz (born 14 April 1978) is a South African former rugby union player.^[1]

Playing career

Britz matriculated at Grey College and represented the Free State under-20 team in 1997 and 1998. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1999 and in 2004 he moved to Western Province. Britz played Super rugby for the Bulls, the Cats and the Stormers. In 2008 he moved to France and joined USA Perpignan for whom he played 111 matches.^[2][3]

Britz made his test match debut for the Springboks as a replacement against Ireland at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein in 2004. During the 2004 rugby season, Britz played ten test matches for the Springboks and then, one test match in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also played one tour matches for the Springboks.^[4]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	Ireland	31–17	Replacement		12 Jun 2004	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
2.	Ireland	26–17	Replacement		19 Jun 2004	Newlands, Cape Town
3.	Wales	53–18	Replacement		26 Jun 2004	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.	Pacific Islanders	38–24	Lock		17 Jul 2004	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
5.	Australia	26–30	Lock		31 Jul 2004	Subiaco Oval, Perth
6.	New Zealand	40–26	Flank		14 Aug 2004	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
7.	Australia	23–19	Replacement		21 Aug 2004	Kings Park, Durban
8.	Ireland	12–17	Replacement		13 Nov 2004	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
9.	Scotland	45–10	Replacement		27 Nov 2004	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10.	Argentina	39–7	Replacement		4 Dec 2004	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
11.	Uruguay	134–3	Lock		11 Jun 2005	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
12.	England	25–14	Replacement		25 Nov 2006	Twickenham, London
13.	New Zealand	6–33	Replacement		14 Jul 2007	Jade Stadium, Christchurch

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 760

References

1. "Gerrie Britz". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
2. "Former Bok calls it a day". Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
3. "Gerrie BRITZ - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
4. Heath, Duane (2019). South African Rugby Annual 2019. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 193. ISBN 978-0620818087. OCLC 1089860189.