South African rugby union footballer
Rugby player
Krynauw Otto
Date of birth (1971-10-08 ) 8 October 1971 (age 53) Place of birth Belfast , Mpumalanga , South AfricaHeight 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Weight 117 kg (258 lb) School Witbank Technical High School
Krynauw Otto (born 8 October 1971) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a lock .[ 1] [ 2]
Playing career
Provincial
Otto made his provincial debut as a nineteen-year-old, for South Eastern Transvaal in 1990. He then moved to Northern Transvaal , playing for the under-20 side and in 1993, made his debut for the senior side.[ 3] He was a member of the Blue Bulls team that won the Currie Cup in 1998 .[ 4]
International
Otto made his debut for the South African national team in the 1995 Rugby World Cup against Romania at Newlands in Cape Town and went on to play 38 tests.[ 2]
He was part of the 1998 Springbok team that won the Tri-Nations and a member of the 1999 World Cup squad that finished third in the tournament.
Otto retired at the age of 28 after medical examinations revealed a subdural haematoma in the left frontal area of his brain , incurred during a match against Australia on 8 July 2000.[ 2] [ 5]
Test history
No.
Opposition
Result (SA 1st)
Position
Tries
Date
Venue
1.
Romania
21–8
Lock
30 May 1995
Newlands , Cape Town
2.
Canada
20–0
Substitute
3 Jun 1995
Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth
3.
Samoa
42–14
Substitute
10 Jun 1995
Ellis Park , Johannesburg
4.
British Lions
35–16
Lock
5 Jul 1997
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.
New Zealand
32–35
Lock
19 Jul 1997
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.
Australia
20–32
Lock
2 Aug 1997
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
7.
New Zealand
35–55
Lock
9 Aug 1997
Eden Park , Auckland
8.
Italy
61–31
Lock
8 Nov 1997
Dall'Ara Stadium , Bologna
9.
France
36–32
Lock
15 Nov 1997
Stade de Gerland , Lyon
10.
France
52–10
Lock
22 Nov 1997
Parc des Princes , Paris
11.
England
29–11
Lock
29 Nov 1997
Twickenham , London
12.
Scotland
68–10
Lock
6 Dec 1997
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
13.
Ireland
37–13
Lock
13 Jun 1998
Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein
14.
Ireland
33–0
Lock
20 Jun 1998
Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria
15.
Wales
96–13
Lock
1
27 Jun 1998
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
16.
England
18–0
Lock
4 Jul 1998
Newlands, Cape Town
17.
Australia
14–13
Lock
18 Jul 1998
Subiaco Oval , Perth
18.
New Zealand
13–3
Lock
25 Jul 1998
Athletic Park , Wellington
19.
New Zealand
24–23
Lock
15 Aug 1998
Kings Park , Durban
20.
Australia
29–15
Lock
22 Aug 1998
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
21.
Wales
28–20
Lock
14 Nov 1998
Wembley , London
22.
Scotland
35–10
Lock
21 Nov 1998
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
23.
Ireland
27–13
Lock
28 Nov 1998
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
24.
England
7–13
Lock
5 Dec 1998
Twickenham, London
25.
Italy
74–3
Lock
12 Jun 1999
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
26.
Wales
19–29
Lock
26 Jun 1998
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
27.
New Zealand
0–28
Lock
10 Jul 1999
Carisbrook , Dunedin
28.
Australia
6–32
Lock
17 Jul 1999
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
29.
Scotland
46–29
Substitute
3 Oct 1999
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
30.
Spain
47–3
Lock
10 Oct 1999
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
31.
Uruguay
39–3
Lock
15 Oct 1999
Hampden Park , Glasgow
32.
England
44–21
Lock
24 Oct 1999
Stade de France , Paris
33.
Australia
21–27
Lock
30 Oct 1999
Twickenham, London
34.
New Zealand
22–18
Lock
4 Nov 1999
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
35.
Canada
51–18
Lock
10 Jun 2000
Basil Kenyon Stadium , East London
36.
England
18–13
Lock
17 Jun 2000
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
37.
England
22–27
Lock
24 Jun 2000
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
38.
Australia
23–44
Lock
8 Jul 2000
Colonial Stadium , Melbourne
Accolades
In 1993, Otto was nominated one of the five most Promising Players of the Year (under-23), along with FP Naude, Ryno Opperman, Christiaan Scholtz and Johan Roux .[ 2] [ 6]
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