Adriaan Richter

See also: Richter (disambiguation)

Adriaanus Jacobus 'Adriaan' Richter (born 10 May 1966), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1995.^[1]

Adriaan Richter

Birth name	Adriaanus Jacobus Richter
Date of birth	(1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth	Roodepoort, Gauteng
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
School	Roodepoort High School
University	Rand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flank Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1988 Transvaal 27 () Northern Transvaal 137 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1998 Bulls 31 (40) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1995 South Africa 10 (20)

Career

Province

Richter made his provincial debut for Transvaal in 1988. He moved to Northern Transvaal (later renamed the Blue Bulls) and played 137 matches for the union, captaining the team 80 times.^[2]

National Team

He played his first test match for the Springboks on 17 October 1992 against France at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon. He was a member of the South African squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, captaining the Springboks in their victory over Romania, during the pool matches.^[3] His last test match was on 10 June 1995 against Samoa, during the 1995 World Cup quarter-finals at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Richter also played in nineteen tour matches, scoring seven tries for the Springboks.^[4]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	France	20–15	Flank		17 October 1992	Stade de Gerland, Lyon
2.	France	16–29	Flank		24 October 1992	Parc des Princes, Paris
3.	England	16–33	Number 8		14 November 1992	Twickenham, London
4.	England	27–9	Number 8		11 June 1994	Newlands, Cape Town
5.	New Zealand	14–22	Number 8		9 July 1994	Carisbrook, Dunedin
6.	New Zealand	9–13	Number 8		23 July 1994	Athletic Park, Wellington
7.	New Zealand	18–18	Number 8		6 August 1994	Eden Park, Auckland
8.	Romania	21–8	Number 8 (c)	2	30 May 1995	Newlands, Cape Town
9.	Canada	20–0	Number 8	2	3 June 1995	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
10.	Samoa	42–14	Replacement		10 June 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

• Sport portal

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 580