Springbok no. 636 · Outside Centre

André Snyman

Andries Hendrik Snyman · Blue Bulls, Sharks, Leeds

38Tests

10Tries

4Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

199620012006

First test

17 Aug 1996, age 22 · Outside Centre v New Zealand, Kings Park, Durban

Last test

17 Jun 2006, age 32 · Outside Centre v Scotland, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Biography

André Snyman was a fast, direct outside centre who played 38 Tests between 1996 and 2006. Born in Newcastle on 2 February 1974, he played for the Bulls, the Sharks and Leeds.

He scored a hat-trick against Tonga in 1997 and tries against the 1997 British Isles side, France, England and Scotland. He returned to Test rugby in 2006 after a long gap and scored against Scotland. He scored ten Test tries.

Test history

38 tests · 50 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
17 Aug 1996	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Outside Centre	L 19–23	Blue Bulls
24 Aug 1996	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Outside Centre	L 26–33	Blue Bulls
16 Nov 1996	Argentina	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 44–21	Blue Bulls
15 Dec 1996	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 37–20	Blue Bulls
10 Jun 1997	Tonga	Newlands, Cape Town	Left Wing	W 74–10	Blue Bulls
21 Jun 1997	Britain	Newlands, Cape Town	Left Wing	L 16–25	Blue Bulls
28 Jun 1997	Britain	Kings Park, Durban	Right Wing	L 15–18	Blue Bulls
05 Jul 1997	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Right Wing	W 35–16	Blue Bulls
19 Jul 1997	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Right Wing	L 32–35	Blue Bulls
02 Aug 1997	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Right Wing	L 20–32	Blue Bulls
09 Aug 1997	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Left Wing	L 35–55	Blue Bulls
23 Aug 1997	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Left Wing	W 61–22	Blue Bulls
08 Nov 1997	Italy	Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna	Outside Centre	W 62–31	Blue Bulls
15 Nov 1997	France	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	Outside Centre	W 36–32	Blue Bulls
22 Nov 1997	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Outside Centre	W 52–10	Blue Bulls
29 Nov 1997	England	Twickenham, London	Outside Centre	W 29–11	Blue Bulls
06 Dec 1997	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Outside Centre	W 68–10	Blue Bulls
13 Jun 1998	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Outside Centre	W 37–13	Blue Bulls
20 Jun 1998	Ireland	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Outside Centre	W 33–0	Blue Bulls
27 Jun 1998	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Outside Centre	W 96–13	Blue Bulls
04 Jul 1998	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Outside Centre	W 18–0	Blue Bulls
18 Jul 1998	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Outside Centre	W 14–13	Blue Bulls
25 Jul 1998	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Outside Centre	W 13–3	Blue Bulls
15 Aug 1998	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Outside Centre	W 24–23	Blue Bulls
22 Aug 1998	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Outside Centre	W 29–15	Blue Bulls
14 Nov 1998	Wales	Wembley, London	Outside Centre	W 28–20	Blue Bulls
21 Nov 1998	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Outside Centre	W 35–10	Blue Bulls
28 Nov 1998	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Outside Centre	W 27–13	Blue Bulls
05 Dec 1998	England	Twickenham, London	Outside Centre	L 7–13	Blue Bulls
07 Aug 1999	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Outside Centre	L 18–34	Blue Bulls
25 Aug 2001	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Outside Centre	L 15–26	Sharks
10 Nov 2001	France	Stade de France, Paris	Outside Centre	L 10–20	Sharks
01 Dec 2001	USA	Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston	Outside Centre	W 43–20	Sharks
08 Jun 2002	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Inside Centre	W 34–19	Sharks
07 Jun 2003	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Outside Centre	W 29–25	Sharks
19 Jul 2003	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Outside Centre	L 16–52	Sharks
10 Jun 2006	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Right Wing	W 36–16	Leeds
17 Jun 2006	Scotland	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Outside Centre	W 29–15	Leeds