Well done - The mystery Springbok rugby player we posted yesterday is indeed the late Ruben Kruger.
He is one of my all-time Toughest Rugby players ever and someone who was one of the stars in Francois Pienaar's side which won the 1995 Rugby WC in South Africa. Here is a more information regarding the great Blue Bull and Springbok, Ruben Kruger.
He is one of my all-time Toughest Rugby players ever and someone who was one of the stars in Francois Pienaar's side which won the 1995 Rugby WC in South Africa. Here is a more information regarding the great Blue Bull and Springbok, Ruben Kruger.
Career
Kruger played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1999. In 1995, he played in the Rugby World Cup. During this tournament, he made 5 starts, and scored 1 try, in the controversial semi-final against the France national rugby union team. He also played in the 1999 World Cup.
At club level, Kruger represented the Currie Cup teams of the Free State Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls. In 1995 Ruben Kruger was named South African Rugby Football Union's player of the year. At the end of his rugby career, he became a camera salesman. He owned a Minolta franchise in Pretoria. He was portrayed in Invictus, a film about Nelson Mandela and the 1995 Springboks, by Grant Roberts.
[edit]Death
Kruger died in Pretoria on 27 January 2010 after battling brain cancer for 10 years. He was two months short of his 40th birthday.[2]
[edit]Province
- Free State Cheetahs
- Northern Transvaal (Super 12) until 1996
- Bulls (Super 14) since 1996
[edit]Springboks
[edit]Honours
[edit]Springboks
- 36 caps
- 7 tries (35 points)
- Caps by season : 2 in 1993, 2 in 1994, 9 in 1995, 13 in 1996, 6 in 1997, 4 in 1999.
[edit]World Cups
- 1995 : world champions, 5 selections (Wallabies, Romania, Samoa, France, All Blacks).
- 1999 : 2 selections (Spain, All Blacks).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 30, 1970 | ||
| Date of death | January 27, 2010 (aged 39) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (220 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Free State Cheetahs Northern Transvaal Bulls | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993-1999 |  South Africa | ||
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