Chris Rossouw

Christiaan le Cordier "Chris" Rossouw (born 14 September 1969) is a retired South African rugby union player, usually positioned at hooker.

Playing career Rossouw played Craven Week rugby for and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1987. In 1989 he was selected for the South Africa under-20 team. His debut in senior representative rugby was with in 1992. He also played for the , later named the Gauteng Lions, from 1994 to 1997 and for the from 1998 to 2000.

He won 9 caps with the Springboks, with his debut test match against Western Samoa on 13 April 1995 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Rossouw represented South Africa at the 1995 and the 1999 Rugby World Cups.

Test history World Cup final No. Opposition Result(SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 60–8 Hooker 1 13 April 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. 21–8 Hooker 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town 3. 42–14 Hooker 1 10 June 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 4. 19–15 Hooker 17 June 1995 Kings Park, Durban 5. 15–12 Hooker 24 June 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 6. 18–34 Replacement 7 August 1999 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 7. 10–9 Replacement 14 August 1999 Newlands, Cape Town 8. 47–3 Hooker 10 October 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 9. 22–18 Replacement 4 November 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff