Springbok no. 615 · Lock

Krynauw Otto

Krynauw Otto · Blue Bulls

38Tests

1Tries

7Tours

23Age at debut

Test career

199519972000

First test

30 May 1995, age 23 · Lock v Romania, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

8 Jul 2000, age 28 · Lock v Australia, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Biography

Krynauw Otto was a big Northern Transvaal lock who played 38 Tests between 1995 and 2000 and won 28. Born in Belfast, Mpumalanga, on 8 October 1971, he made his debut at the 1995 World Cup and was part of the winning squad. He formed a long-standing lock partnership with Mark Andrews and played at the 1999 World Cup, where South Africa finished third.

Test history

38 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
30 May 1995	Romania	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 21–8	Blue Bulls
03 Jun 1995	Canada	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 20–0	Blue Bulls
10 Jun 1995	Samoa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 42–14	Blue Bulls
05 Jul 1997	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 35–16	Blue Bulls
19 Jul 1997	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	L 32–35	Blue Bulls
02 Aug 1997	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Lock	L 20–32	Blue Bulls
09 Aug 1997	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Lock	L 35–55	Blue Bulls
08 Nov 1997	Italy	Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna	Lock	W 62–31	Blue Bulls
15 Nov 1997	France	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	Lock	W 36–32	Blue Bulls
22 Nov 1997	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Lock	W 52–10	Blue Bulls
29 Nov 1997	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	W 29–11	Blue Bulls
06 Dec 1997	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 68–10	Blue Bulls
13 Jun 1998	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	W 37–13	Blue Bulls
20 Jun 1998	Ireland	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 33–0	Blue Bulls
27 Jun 1998	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 96–13	Blue Bulls
04 Jul 1998	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 18–0	Blue Bulls
18 Jul 1998	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Lock	W 14–13	Blue Bulls
25 Jul 1998	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Lock	W 13–3	Blue Bulls
15 Aug 1998	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	W 24–23	Blue Bulls
22 Aug 1998	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 29–15	Blue Bulls
14 Nov 1998	Wales	Wembley, London	Lock	W 28–20	Blue Bulls
21 Nov 1998	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 35–10	Blue Bulls
28 Nov 1998	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Lock	W 27–13	Blue Bulls
05 Dec 1998	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	L 7–13	Blue Bulls
12 Jun 1999	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Lock	W 74–3	Blue Bulls
26 Jun 1999	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	L 19–29	Blue Bulls
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Lock	L 0–28	Blue Bulls
17 Jul 1999	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Lock	L 6–32	Blue Bulls
03 Oct 1999	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 46–29	Blue Bulls
10 Oct 1999	Spain	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 47–3	Blue Bulls
15 Oct 1999	Uruguay	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Lock	W 39–3	Blue Bulls
24 Oct 1999	England	Stade de France, Paris	Lock	W 44–21	Blue Bulls
30 Oct 1999	Australia	Twickenham, London	Lock	L 21–27	Blue Bulls
04 Nov 1999	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	W 22–18	Blue Bulls
10 Jun 2000	Canada	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Lock	W 51–18	Blue Bulls
17 Jun 2000	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 18–13	Blue Bulls
24 Jun 2000	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	L 22–27	Blue Bulls
08 Jul 2000	Australia	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Lock	L 23–44	Blue Bulls