Adrian Garvey

Adrian Christopher Garvey (born 25 June 1968 in Bulawayo) is a former Rhodesian-born South African rugby union player. He played as a tighthead prop, and was known for his mobility and ball skills.

Career Garvey played 1st team rugby at Christian Brothers College [CBC],Bulawayo Zimbabwe and Plumtree High School in Zimbabwe and was selected for the Zimbabwe Schools team in 1986. During his senior career he played for Old Miltonians, Coastal Sharks, and Newport RFC.

He is one of the few players to have competed at the Rugby World Cup for two countries. He had 10 caps for Zimbabwe, from 1990 to 1993, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He played three games at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, scoring two tries at the 51–12 loss to Scotland, on 9 October 1991.

He later became a South African naturalized citizen and decided to play for South Africa. He had 28 caps, from 1996 to 1999, scoring 4 tries, 20 points in aggregate. He played two times at the Tri Nations, being a member of the winning side in 1998. He was called for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing a single game in the 47–3 win over Spain, at Murrayfield, on 10 October 1999. That would be his last game for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opposition Result(Zim 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 22–9 Tighthead prop 5 May 1990 Police Grounds, Harare 2. 16–0 Tighthead prop 8 May 1990 Police Grounds, Harare 3. 11–55 Tighthead prop 6 Oct 1991 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. 12–51 Tighthead prop 2 9 Oct 1991 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 5. 8–52 Tighthead prop 14 Oct 1991 Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 6. 14–35 Tighthead prop 22 May 1993 Hartsfield, Bulawayo 7. 13–42 Tighthead prop 29 May 1993 Police Grounds, Harare 8. 42–7 Tighthead prop 3 Jul 1993 RFUEA Ground, Nairobi 9. 24px border Arabian Gulf 21–50 Tighthead prop 7 Jul 1993 RFUEA Ground, Nairobi 10. 16–41 Tighthead prop 10 Jul 1993 RFUEA Ground, Nairobi South Africa No. Opposition Result(SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 46–15 Tighthead prop 9 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 2. 44–21 Tighthead prop 16 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 3. 22–12 Tighthead prop 30 Nov 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 4. 13–12 Tighthead prop 7 Dec 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris 5. 37–20 Tighthead prop 15 Dec 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 6. 74–10 Tighthead prop 2 10 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town 7. 16–25 Tighthead prop 21 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town 8. 15–18 Tighthead prop 28 Jun 1997 Kings Park, Durban 9. 35–16 Replacement 15 Jul 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 10. 20–32 Replacement 2 Aug 1997 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 11. 61–31 Tighthead prop 8 Nov 1997 Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna 12. 36–32 Tighthead prop 15 Nov 1997 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 13. 52–10 Tighthead prop 22 Nov 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris 14. 29–11 Tighthead prop 1 29 Nov 1997 Twickenham, London 15. 68–10 Tighthead prop 6 Dec 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 16. 37–13 Tighthead prop 13 Jun 1998 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 17. 33–0 Tighthead prop 20 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 18. 96–13 Tighthead prop 27 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 19. 18–0 Tighthead prop 4 Jul 1998 Newlands, Cape Town 20. 14–13 Tighthead prop 18 Jul 1998 Subiaco Oval, Perth 21. 13–3 Tighthead prop 25 Jul 1998 Athletic Park, Wellington 22. 24–23 Tighthead prop 15 Aug 1998 Kings Park, Durban 23. 29–15 Tighthead prop 1 22 Aug 1998 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 24. 28–20 Tighthead prop 14 Nov 1998 Wembley, London 25. 35–10 Tighthead prop 21 Nov 1998 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 26. 27–13 Tighthead prop 28 Nov 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 27. 7–13 Tighthead prop 5 Dec 1998 Twickenham, London 28. 47–3 Tighthead prop 10 Oct 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Miscellaneous Garvey made the popular move from rugby to mountain biking after retiring from professional sport and participated in the 2011 Absa Cape Epic mountain bike stage race.