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Adri Geldenhuys
South African rugby union footballer
Adrian Geldenhuys (born 11 July 1964) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Adrian Geldenhuys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964 (age 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clanwilliam, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | PW Botha College, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geldenhuys made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1987. He had a very successful first provincial season with Northern Transvaal, winning the 1987 Currie Cup title and being nominated as one of the South African Players of the Year, the first player ever to be voted for this honour in his first year of first class rugby.[2] In 1990, Geldenhuys relocated to the Eastern Cape and continued his career with Eastern Province. Geldenhuys made his test debut for South Africa on 15 August 1992 against the All Blacks at Ellis Park. He then played against Australia the following week and toured with the Springboks to France and England, playing in two tests against France, as well as seven tour matches.[3]
Test history
| No. | Opponents | Results(RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  New Zealand | 24–27 | Lock | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 2. |  Australia | 3–26 | Lock | 22 August 1992 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 3. |  France | 20–15 | Lock | 17 October 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
| 4. | France | 16–29 | Lock | 24 October 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 564
- "Adri Geldenhuys". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 9.
- Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 125–128. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.