Gerrie Germishuys | |
Birth Name: | Johannes Servaas Germishuys |
Birth Date: | 1949 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Port Shepstone, South Africa |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 90kg (200lb) |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Province: | Transvaal |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1974–77 1980–81 |
Ru Nationalteam: | South Africa |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1974–81 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 20 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (48) |
School: | Brandwag, Benoni |
Johannes Servaas Germishuys, best known as Gerrie Germishuys (born 29 October 1949 in Port Shepstone, Natal) is a former South African rugby union player who played wing for the Springboks.[1]
As a winger, Germishuys was known for his speed and agility.[2] [3] His international rugby debut was on 22 June 1974 for the Springboks against the British Lions. He also played against the All Blacks in 1976 and the Lions in 1980. In 1981, he participated in the infamous South Africa rugby team tour of New Zealand. His last cap was on 20 September 1981 against the United States rugby team. He also played in the Currie Cup competition for the provincial teams of the Orange Free State from 1974-1977 and the Transvaal from 1980-1981.
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue | |
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1. | 9–28 | 22 June 1974 | Loftus Versveld, Pretoria | ||||
2. | 16–7 | Wing | 1 | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
3. | New Zealand | 9–15 | Wing | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
4. | New Zealand | 15–10 | Wing | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
5. | New Zealand | 15–14 | Wing | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
6. | 45–24 | Wing | 1 | 27 August 1977 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
7. | 24–9 | Wing | 1 | 26 April 1980 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
8. | South American Jaguars | 18–9 | Wing | 3 May 1980 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
9. | British Lions | 26–22 | Wing | 1 | 31 May 1980 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
10. | British Lions | 26–19 | Wing | 1 | 14 June 1980 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
11. | British Lions | 12–10 | Wing | 1 | 28 June 1980 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
12. | British Lions | 13–17 | Wing | 12 July 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
13. | South American Jaguars | 22–13 | Wing | 18 October 1980 | Wanderers Club, Montevideo | ||
14. | South American Jaguars | 30–16 | Wing | 2 | 25 October 1980 | Prince of Wales Cricket Club, Santiago | |
15. | 37–15 | Wing | 1 | 8 November 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
16. | 23–15 | Wing | 30 May 1981 | Newlands, Cape Town | |||
17. | Ireland | 12–10 | Wing | 6 June 1981 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
18. | New Zealand | 24–12 | Wing | 1 | 29 August 1981 | Athletic Park, Wellington | |
19. | New Zealand | 22–25 | Wing | 12 September 1981 | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
20. | 38–7 | Wing | 2 | 20 September 1981 | Owl Creek Polo ground, Glenville, New York |