Springbok no. 652 · Left Wing

Pieter Rossouw

Pieter Willem Gerhard Rossouw · WP

43Tests

21Tries

5Tours

25Age at debut

Test career

199720002003

First test

28 Jun 1997, age 25 · Left Wing v Britain, Kings Park, Durban

Last test

28 Jun 2003, age 31 · Left Wing v Argentina, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Biography

Pieter Rossouw was a tall, quick left wing with a gift for intercepts. Born in Swellendam on 3 December 1971, he played for Western Province and scored 21 tries in 43 Tests between 1997 and 2003.

He scored four tries in the 52–10 win over France in Paris in 1997 and three against Wales in 1998, and was a key part of the record winning run of 1997–98. He scored a try in the 1999 World Cup quarter-final against England.

Test history

43 tests · 105 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
28 Jun 1997	Britain	Kings Park, Durban	Left Wing	L 15–18	WP
05 Jul 1997	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Left Wing	W 35–16	WP
19 Jul 1997	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Left Wing	L 32–35	WP
02 Aug 1997	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Left Wing	L 20–32	WP
09 Aug 1997	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Reserve	L 35–55	WP
23 Aug 1997	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 61–22	WP
08 Nov 1997	Italy	Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna	Left Wing	W 62–31	WP
15 Nov 1997	France	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	Left Wing	W 36–32	WP
22 Nov 1997	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Left Wing	W 52–10	WP
29 Nov 1997	England	Twickenham, London	Left Wing	W 29–11	WP
06 Dec 1997	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Left Wing	W 68–10	WP
13 Jun 1998	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Left Wing	W 37–13	WP
20 Jun 1998	Ireland	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Left Wing	W 33–0	WP
27 Jun 1998	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Left Wing	W 96–13	WP
04 Jul 1998	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Left Wing	W 18–0	WP
18 Jul 1998	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Left Wing	W 14–13	WP
25 Jul 1998	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Left Wing	W 13–3	WP
15 Aug 1998	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Left Wing	W 24–23	WP
22 Aug 1998	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Left Wing	W 29–15	WP
14 Nov 1998	Wales	Wembley, London	Left Wing	W 28–20	WP
21 Nov 1998	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Left Wing	W 35–10	WP
28 Nov 1998	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Left Wing	W 27–13	WP
05 Dec 1998	England	Twickenham, London	Left Wing	L 7–13	WP
12 Jun 1999	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Left Wing	W 74–3	WP
26 Jun 1999	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Left Wing	L 19–29	WP
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Left Wing	L 0–28	WP
17 Jul 1999	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 6–32	WP
07 Aug 1999	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Left Wing	L 18–34	WP
14 Aug 1999	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Left Wing	W 10–9	WP
03 Oct 1999	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Left Wing	W 46–29	WP
15 Oct 1999	Uruguay	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Left Wing	W 39–3	WP
24 Oct 1999	England	Stade de France, Paris	Left Wing	W 44–21	WP
30 Oct 1999	Australia	Twickenham, London	Left Wing	L 21–27	WP
10 Jun 2000	Canada	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Left Wing	W 51–18	WP
17 Jun 2000	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Left Wing	W 18–13	WP
24 Jun 2000	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Left Wing	L 22–27	WP
29 Jul 2000	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Left Wing	L 6–26	WP
12 Nov 2000	Argentina	River Plate, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 37–33	WP
19 Nov 2000	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Right Wing	W 28–18	WP
26 Nov 2000	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Left Wing	W 23–13	WP
10 Nov 2001	France	Stade de France, Paris	Left Wing	L 10–20	WP
01 Dec 2001	USA	Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston	Right Wing	W 43–20	WP
28 Jun 2003	Argentina	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Left Wing	W 26–25	WP