Chris Badenhorst | |
Birth Name: | Christopher Badenhorst |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1965 |
Birth Place: | Windhoek, South Africa (now Namibia) |
Height: | 1.71m |
Weight: | 77kg |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Province1: | Free State |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1986–1999 |
Provinceapps1: | 221 |
Repteam1: | South Africa |
Repyears1: | 1994–1995 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 10 |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 1993, 1996 |
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1: | 3 |
School: | Windhoek High School, Windhoek |
University: | University of the Free State |
Children: | Dian Badenhorst |
Christopher Badenhorst (born 12 December 1965) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Born and schooled in Windhoek, Namibia, Badenhorst made his provincial debut for the 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 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. | 46–26 | 2 | 15 Oct 1994 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |||
2. | 60–8 | Replacement | 13 Apr 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |