Gerrie Britz

Gert Jacobus Johannes Britz (born 14 April 1978) is a South African former rugby union player.

Playing career Britz matriculated at Grey College and represented the under-20 team in 1997 and 1998. He made his senior provincial debut for in 1999 and in 2004 he moved to . Britz played Super rugby for the , the and the . In 2008 he moved to France and joined USA Perpignan for whom he played 111 matches.

Britz made his test match debut for the Springboks as a replacement against at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein in 2004. During the 2004 rugby season, Britz played ten test matches for the Springboks and then, one test match in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also played one tour matches for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 31–17 Replacement 12 Jun 2004 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 2. 26–17 Replacement 19 Jun 2004 Newlands, Cape Town 3. 53–18 Replacement 26 Jun 2004 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 4. 24px link=Pacific Islanders rugby union team Pacific Islanders 38–24 Lock 17 Jul 2004 Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 5. 26–30 Lock 31 Jul 2004 Subiaco Oval, Perth 6. 40–26 Flank 14 Aug 2004 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 7. 23–19 Replacement 21 Aug 2004 Kings Park, Durban 8. 12–17 Replacement 13 Nov 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9. 45–10 Replacement 27 Nov 2004 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10. 39–7 Replacement 4 Dec 2004 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 11. 134–3 Lock 11 Jun 2005 Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 12. 25–14 Replacement 25 Nov 2006 Twickenham, London 13. 6–33 Replacement 14 Jul 2007 Jade Stadium, Christchurch