Andrew Aitken

Andrew Douglas Aitken (born 10 June 1968) is a South African former rugby union player.

Playing career Aitken made his senior provincial debut for in 1988 and in 1990 was part of the Currie Cup winning team. From 1991 to 1994 he played for and also captained the team. During 1993 he had the opportunity to further his studies at the University of Oxford and during his time there, he played in the annual varsity match against University of Cambridge. After also playing for Watsonian in Edinburgh he returned to Western Province in 1997, helping the team to win the 1997 Currie Cup.

Aitken made his test debut for the Springboks as a replacement, against at Parc des Princes in Paris. His first start for the Springboks, was the following week against at Twickenham. He played a further five Test matches for the Springboks and was on the winning side each time. He also played in two tour matches.

Test history No. Opposition Result(SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 52–10 Replacement 22 Nov 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris 2. 29–11 Flank 29 Nov 1997 Twickenham, London 3. 33–0 Replacement 20 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 4. 96–13 Replacement 27 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 5. 13–3 Flank 25 Jul 1998 Athletic Park, Wellington 6. 24–23 Replacement 15 Aug 1998 Kings Park, Durban 7. 29–15 Replacement 22 Aug 1998 Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Accolades Aitken was voted as one of the five SA Young Players of the Year for 1990, along with Jannie Claassens, Bernard Fourie, Ian MacDonald and Theo Jansen van Rensburg.