Peter Cronjé
| Birth name | Peter Arnold Cronjé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 September 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 September 2020 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Parktown Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Arnold Cronjé (21 September 1949 – 4 September 2020) was a South African rugby union player.[1][2]
Playing career[edit]
Cronjé played provincial rugby for Transvaal and made his test debut for the Springboks against France on 12 June 1971 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. He toured with the Springboks to Australia in 1971 and played in all three test matches. In 1972 he toured with the Gazelles, a South African under 24 team to Argentina. He then played in the last two test matches in the series against the 1974 British Lions, scoring his third test try in the final test against the Lions. Cronjé also played in eight tour matches, scoring two tries.[3]
Test history[edit]
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  France |
22–9 | Centre | 12 June 1971 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 2. | France |
8–8 | Centre | 1 | 19 June 1971 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 3. |  Australia |
19–11 | Centre | 17 July 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 4. | Australia |
14–6 | Centre | 31 July 1971 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | |
| 5. | Australia |
18–6 | Centre | 1 | 7 August 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 6. |  British Lions |
9–26 | Centre | 13 July 1974 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 7. | British Lions |
13–13 | Centre | 1 | 27 July 1974 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
See also[edit]
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 447
- Peter attended Wynberg Boys High School as a boarder from Junior School matriculating in the Class of '66
References[edit]
- ^ "Peter Cronje". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Former Springbok center Peter Cronje passes away aged 70". The South African. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 79–83, 87–88. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.