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Henry Tromp
South African rugby union player
Henry Tromp (born 29 December 1966) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
| Date of birth | (1966-12-29) 29 December 1966 (age 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Otjiwarongo, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Klerksdorp High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tromp made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1988, after which he moved to Western Transvaal in 1990 and to Natal in 1993. He returned to the Northern Transvaal in 1994 and remained with the union until his retirement.[2][3]
Tromp made his test debut for the Springboks in 1996 during the second test against New Zealand at Kings Park in Durban. He played a further three test matches in 1996, the third test against New Zealand and one test each against Argentina and France. He also played four tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.[4]
Test history
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  New Zealand | 19–23 | Hooker | 17 Aug 1996 | Kings Park, Durban | |
| 2. | New Zealand | 26–33 | Hooker | 24 Aug 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 3. |  Argentina | 44–21 | Replacement | 16 Nov 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires | |
| 4. |  France | 22–12 | Replacement | 30 Nov 1996 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
The incident took place in 1992 when Tromp worked at his father's farm. A labourer reported that pounds 11 had been stolen from him and a 16-year-old youth owned up.
Tromp and his father took turns to beat him with a fan belt - the kind of summary justice dished out in apartheid South Africa - but the black kid later died from the injuries.
The Tromps were jailed for aggravated assault. Two-year sentences were halved on appeal and they spent only four months inside.[5]
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 635
- "Henry Tromp". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 122. ISBN 0620189223.
- Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 221. ISBN 0958423148.
- Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 162. ISBN 0958423148.