Adriaan Richter

Adrianus Hendrikus 'Adriaan' Richter (born 10 May 1966), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1995.

Career

Province

Richter made his provincial debut for Transvaal in 1988. He moved to Northern Transvaal (later renamed the Blue Bulls) and played 137 matches for the union, captaining the team 80 times.

National team He played his first test match for the Springboks on 17 October 1992 against France at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon. He was a member of the South African squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, captaining the Springboks in their victory over Romania, during the pool matches. His last test match was on 10 June 1995 against Samoa, during the 1995 World Cup quarter-finals at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Richter also played in nineteen tour matches, scoring seven tries for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 20–15 Flank 17 October 1992 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 2. France 16–29 Flank 24 October 1992 Parc des Princes, Paris 3. 16–33 Number 8 14 November 1992 Twickenham, London 4. England 27–9 Number 8 11 June 1994 Newlands, Cape Town 5. 14–22 Number 8 9 July 1994 Carisbrook, Dunedin 6. New Zealand 9–13 Number 8 23 July 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington 7. New Zealand 18–18 Number 8 6 August 1994 Eden Park, Auckland 8. 21–8 Number 8 (c) 2 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town 9. 20–0 Number 82 3 June 1995 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth 10. 42–14 Replacement 10 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg