Springbok no. 647 · Right Wing

Breyton Paulse

Breyton Jonathan Paulse · WP, Clermont

64Tests

26Tries

9Tours

23Age at debut

Test career

199920032007

First test

12 Jun 1999, age 23 · Right Wing v Italy, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Last test

14 Jul 2007, age 31 · Right Wing v New Zealand, Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch

Biography

Breyton Paulse was a small, electric wing who scored a hat-trick on debut against Italy in 1999. Born in Ceres on 25 April 1976, he played for Western Province and won 64 caps between 1999 and 2007, scoring 26 tries.

He was famous for his speed, sidestep and celebratory flip after scoring. He scored doubles against Australia, Argentina, Canada, Italy and the Pacific Islands, and played at the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.

Test history

64 tests · 130 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
12 Jun 1999	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Right Wing	W 74–3	WP
19 Jun 1999	Italy	Kings Park, Durban	Right Wing	W 101–0	WP
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Right Wing	L 0–28	WP
17 Jul 1999	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Right Wing	L 6–32	WP
14 Aug 1999	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 10–9	WP
03 Oct 1999	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 46–29	WP
10 Oct 1999	Spain	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Full Back	W 47–3	WP
04 Nov 1999	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Right Wing	W 22–18	WP
10 Jun 2000	Canada	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Right Wing	W 51–18	WP
17 Jun 2000	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Right Wing	W 18–13	WP
24 Jun 2000	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Right Wing	L 22–27	WP
08 Jul 2000	Australia	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Right Wing	L 23–44	WP
22 Jul 2000	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Right Wing	L 12–25	WP
29 Jul 2000	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Right Wing	L 6–26	WP
19 Aug 2000	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Left Wing	W 46–40	WP
26 Aug 2000	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Left Wing	L 18–19	WP
12 Nov 2000	Argentina	River Plate, Buenos Aires	Right Wing	W 37–33	WP
26 Nov 2000	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Right Wing	W 23–13	WP
02 Dec 2000	England	Twickenham, London	Right Wing	L 17–25	WP
16 Jun 2001	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Right Wing	L 23–32	WP
23 Jun 2001	France	Kings Park, Durban	Right Wing	W 20–15	WP
30 Jun 2001	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Right Wing	W 60–14	WP
21 Jul 2001	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Right Wing	L 3–12	WP
28 Jul 2001	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Right Wing	W 20–15	WP
18 Aug 2001	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Right Wing	D 14–14	WP
25 Aug 2001	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Right Wing	L 15–26	WP
10 Nov 2001	France	Stade de France, Paris	Right Wing	L 10–20	WP
17 Nov 2001	Italy	Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa	Right Wing	W 54–26	WP
24 Nov 2001	England	Twickenham, London	Right Wing	L 9–29	WP
08 Jun 2002	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Left Wing	W 34–19	WP
15 Jun 2002	Wales	Newlands, Cape Town	Left Wing	W 19–8	WP
29 Jun 2002	Argentina	P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs	Right Wing	W 49–29	WP
06 Jul 2002	Samoa	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 60–18	WP
27 Jul 2002	Australia	Wooloongabba, Brisbane	Left Wing	L 27–38	WP
10 Aug 2002	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Right Wing	L 23–30	WP
17 Aug 2002	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Right Wing	W 33–31	WP
09 Nov 2002	France	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Right Wing	L 10–30	WP
16 Nov 2002	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Right Wing	L 6–21	WP
23 Nov 2002	England	Twickenham, London	Right Wing	L 3–53	WP
24 Oct 2003	Georgia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Left Wing	W 46–19	WP
12 Jun 2004	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Right Wing	W 31–17	WP
19 Jun 2004	Ireland	Newlands, Cape Town	Right Wing	W 26–17	WP
26 Jun 2004	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Right Wing	W 53–18	WP
17 Jul 2004	Pacific Islands	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford	Right Wing	W 38–24	WP
24 Jul 2004	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Right Wing	L 21–23	WP
31 Jul 2004	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Right Wing	L 26–30	WP
14 Aug 2004	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Right Wing	W 40–26	WP
21 Aug 2004	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Right Wing	W 23–19	WP
06 Nov 2004	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Right Wing	W 38–36	WP
13 Nov 2004	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Right Wing	L 12–17	WP
20 Nov 2004	England	Twickenham, London	Right Wing	L 16–32	WP
23 Jul 2005	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Right Wing	W 33–20	WP
30 Jul 2005	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Right Wing	W 22–16	WP
06 Aug 2005	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Right Wing	W 22–16	WP
20 Aug 2005	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Right Wing	W 22–19	WP
26 Nov 2005	France	Stade de France, Paris	Right Wing	L 20–26	Clermont
10 Jun 2006	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Left Wing	W 36–16	Clermont
17 Jun 2006	Scotland	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Right Wing	W 29–15	Clermont
15 Jul 2006	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 0–49	Clermont
22 Jul 2006	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Right Wing	L 17–35	Clermont
02 Sep 2006	New Zealand	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	Reserve	W 21–20	Clermont
09 Sep 2006	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 24–16	Clermont
07 Jul 2007	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Right Wing	L 17–25	WP
14 Jul 2007	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Right Wing	L 6–33	WP