Springbok no. 604 · Full Back
Gavin Johnson
Gavin Keith Johnson · Lions
7Tests
5Tries
4Tours
27Age at debut
Test career
199319941995
First test
13 Nov 1993, age 27 · Full Back v Argentina, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
Last test
10 Jun 1995, age 28 · Right Wing v Samoa, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Biography
Gavin Johnson was a gifted Transvaal fullback and wing who scored 86 points in seven Tests and never lost one. Born in Louis Trichardt on 17 October 1966, he scored 22 points on debut against Argentina in 1993 and a hat-trick in the 60–8 win over Samoa in 1995. He was a member of the 1995 World Cup-winning squad. He later ran a safari business on the Zambezi in Zambia.
Test history
7 tests · 86 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1993 |  Argentina | Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires | Full Back | W 52–23 | Lions |
| 06 Aug 1994 |  New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | Right Wing | D 18–18 | Lions |
| 08 Oct 1994 | Argentina | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Full Back | W 42–22 | Lions |
| 13 Apr 1995 |  Samoa | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Full Back | W 60–8 | Lions |
| 30 May 1995 |  Romania | Newlands, Cape Town | Full Back | W 21–8 | Lions |
| 03 Jun 1995 |  Canada | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Right Wing | W 20–0 | Lions |
| 10 Jun 1995 | Samoa | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Right Wing | W 42–14 | Lions |