Danie Gerber

Danie Gerber

Full name	Danie Gerber
Date of birth	1958-04-14
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (190 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Eastern Province Western Province Free State	115 40 24
correct as of 2007-10-31.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1980–1992	South Africa	24	(82)
correct as of 2007-10-31.

Danie Gerber (born 14 April 1958 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992. Playing mainly at centre, he won only 24 caps for South Africa despite playing internationally for 12 years because of South Africa's sporting isolation caused by apartheid.^[1] He did however play 115 games for Eastern Province, 40 for Western Province and 24 for Free State in South African domestic rugby. In 2007 he was induced into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.^[2]

His first international was against the South American Jaguars in 1980, where Gerber scored a try.^[3] He played another two matches that year, and in 1981 played Ireland twice before touring to New Zealand. He played all three Tests against the All Blacks on the 1981 Springbok Tour, and a Test in the United States following the tour. As well as played the Jaguars four times over the next two years, he also starred in the 1984 England tour to South Africa. Gerber played outside South Africa's first ever Black player, Errol Tobias,^[4] in the series, and scored three tries in the second Test.^[5]

Gerber has been named in both International Rugby Hall of Fame member's Martin Johnson and Bill McLaren's all time XV.^[6][7][8]

References

1. ^ Knowler, Richard (2005-04-16). "GERBER LAMENTS POACHING AND POLITICS". The Press. p. 2. 
2. ^ "Daniel Gerber". rugbyhalloffame.com. http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com/pages/gerber2007.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-31. 
3. ^ "Danie Gerber". scrum.com. http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=26549&includeref=dynamic. Retrieved 2007-10-31. 
4. ^ Struthers, Greg (2007-06-03). "Caught in time". London: timesonline.co.uk. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article1875342.ece. Retrieved 2007-10-31. 
5. ^ Hewett, Chris (2007-05-27). "England the sick men of Africa". The Independent. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20070527/ai_n19182235. Retrieved 2007-10-31. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ XV refers to the fifteen players on a rugby team.
7. ^ "Martin Johnson's all-time XV". London: timesonline.co.uk. 2007-08-02. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article2188501.ece. Retrieved 2007-10-31. 
8. ^ "Bill McLaren's World XV". bbc.co.uk. 2002-03-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/tv_and_radio/rugby_special/1842121.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-31. 

Persondata
Name	Gerber, Danie
Alternative names
Short description	Former South African rugby union footballer.
Date of birth	14 April 1958
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death