Pierre_Edwards_(rugby_union)
Pierre Edwards (rugby union)
South African rugby union footballer
Peter 'Pierre' Edwards (born 23 May 1953) is a former South African rugby union player.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Peter Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1953-05-23) 23 May 1953 (age 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | George, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwards played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 26 April 1980 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Edwards also started in the second test against the South American Jaguars, but got injured after 12 minutes in the second half and was replaced by Gysie Pienaar. He thereafter never again played for the Springboks.[3]
Test history
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| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  South American Jaguars | 24–9 | Full-back | 26 April 1980 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |
| 2. | South American Jaguars | 18–9 | Full-back | 3 May 1980 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban |
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- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 499
- "Pierre Edwards | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Pierre Edwards". AFFIES RUGBY. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 98–99. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.