Chris Pope

Christopher Francis Pope (born 30 September 1952) is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career Pope matriculated at Rondebosch Boys' High School in Cape Town and attended the University of Cape Town for a medical degree. He made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1972 against Northern Transvaal at Loftus Versfeld. In 1976, Pope scored the winning try for Western Province during their 12–11 victory over the touring All Blacks.

Pope made his test debut for the Springboks against the 1974 British Lions at Newlands in Cape Town and was the only backline player to play in all four tests during the series against the Lions. At the end of 1974 Pope toured with the Springboks to France without playing in any tests and then played in five more tests, two against France and three against the All Blacks. He also played in four tour matches for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opponents Results (RSA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 3–12 Wing 8 June 1974 Newlands, Cape Town 2. British Lions 9–28 Wing 22 June 1974 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 3. British Lions 9–26 Wing 13 July 1974 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 4. British Lions 13–13 Wing 27 July 1974 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 5. 38–25 Wing 1 21 June 1975 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 6. 33–18 Wing 28 June 1975 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 7. 9–15 Wing 14 August 1976 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 8. 15–10 Wing 4 September 1976 Newlands, Cape Town 9. 15–14 Wing 18 September 1976 Ellis Park, Johannesburg