Gavin_Johnson_(rugby_player)
Gavin Johnson (rugby union)
South African rugby union footballer
Gavin Keith Johnson (born 17 October 1966) is a South African former rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1993 and 1995.[1] He played as a wing or a fullback and was a member of the squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
| Birth name | Gavin Keith Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1966-10-17) 17 October 1966 (age 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Capricorn High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Provincial
Johnson made his provincial debut for Transvaal in 1993 and in the same year gained selection for the South African Barbarians, to tour the United Kingdom.[2] Johnson played 69 games for the Transvaal and scored 821 points, which at the time was the second most by a Transvaal player, after that of Gerald Bosch.[3]
International
He played his first test match for the Springboks on 13 November 1993 against Argentina in Buenos Aires. In all, he played in seven Test matches for the Springboks, 3 of whom were at the 1995 World Cup. He also played in 5 tour matches in which he scored 87 points.[4]
Test history
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Points | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  Argentina | 52–23 | Fullback | 22 (1 try, 4 conv, 3 pen) | 13 Nov 1993 | Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 2. |  New Zealand | 18–18 | Wing | 13 (1 try, 1 conv, 2 pen) | 6 Aug 1994 | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 3. | Argentina | 42–22 | Fullback | 8 Oct 1994 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | |
| 4. |  Samoa | 60–8 | Fullback | 28 (3 try, 5 conv, 1 pen) | 13 Apr 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 5. |  Romania | 21–8 | Fullback | 11 (1 conv, 3 pen) | 30 May 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 6. |  Canada | 20–0 | Wing | 3 Jun 1995 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | |
| 7. | Samoa | 42–14 | Wing | 12 (3 conv, 2 pen) | 10 Jun 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
Legend: pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (3 pts.).
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 604
- "Gavin Keith Johnson". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 115. ISBN 0620209607.
- Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 276. ISBN 0958423148.
- Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 148. ISBN 0958423148.