Piet Kruger

Petrus Ebersohn Kruger (born 11 April 1958), is a former South African rugby union player who played two test matches for the Springboks.

Playing career Kruger made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1981. After five seasons with Northern Transvaal, he moved to Transvaal at the beginning of the 1986 season. He made his debut for the Springboks in the third test against the New Zealand Cavaliers on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, when he and Frans Erasmus replaced the props from the first two tests, Anton Barnard and Flippie van der Merwe.

Test history

No. Opposition Result(SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. New Zealand Cavaliers 33–18 Tighthead prop 24 May 1986 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 2. New Zealand Cavaliers 24–10 Tighthead prop 31 May 1986 Ellis Park, Johannesburg