Springbok no. 659 · Eighthman

Bobby Skinstad

Robert Brian Skinstad · WP, Lions, Sharks

42Tests

11Tries

5Tours

21Age at debut

Test career

199720022007

First test

29 Nov 1997, age 21 · Reserve v England, Twickenham, London

Last test

14 Oct 2007, age 31 · Reserve v Argentina, Stade de France, Paris

Biography

Bobby Skinstad was a gifted, ball-playing loose forward who played 42 Tests between 1997 and 2007 and captained South Africa 12 times. Born in Bulawayo on 3 July 1976 and educated at Hilton College, he played for Western Province, the Lions and the Sharks.

He scored crucial tries against New Zealand and Australia in the 1998 Tri Nations-winning campaign. After injuries and a spell away from the game, he returned to be part of the 2007 World Cup-winning squad.

Test history

42 tests · 12 as captain · 55 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
29 Nov 1997	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	W 29–11	WP
27 Jun 1998	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 96–13	WP
04 Jul 1998	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 18–0	WP
25 Jul 1998	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Reserve	W 13–3	WP
15 Aug 1998	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 24–23	WP
22 Aug 1998	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 29–15	WP
14 Nov 1998	Wales	Wembley, London	Reserve	W 28–20	WP
21 Nov 1998	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Flank	W 35–10	WP
28 Nov 1998	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Flank	W 27–13	WP
05 Dec 1998	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	L 7–13	WP
03 Oct 1999	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Eighthman	W 46–29	WP
10 Oct 1999	Spain	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 47–3	WP
15 Oct 1999	Uruguay	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Eighthman	W 39–3	WP
24 Oct 1999	England	Stade de France, Paris	Eighthman	W 44–21	WP
30 Oct 1999	Australia	Twickenham, London	Eighthman	L 21–27	WP
16 Jun 2001	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	L 23–32	WP
23 Jun 2001	France	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 20–15	WP
30 Jun 2001	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Eighthman (C)	W 60–14	WP
21 Jul 2001	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Eighthman (C)	L 3–12	WP
28 Jul 2001	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Eighthman (C)	W 20–15	WP
18 Aug 2001	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Eighthman (C)	D 14–14	WP
25 Aug 2001	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Eighthman (C)	L 15–26	WP
10 Nov 2001	France	Stade de France, Paris	Eighthman (C)	L 10–20	WP
17 Nov 2001	Italy	Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa	Eighthman (C)	W 54–26	WP
24 Nov 2001	England	Twickenham, London	Eighthman (C)	L 9–29	WP
08 Jun 2002	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Eighthman (C)	W 34–19	WP
15 Jun 2002	Wales	Newlands, Cape Town	Eighthman (C)	W 19–8	WP
29 Jun 2002	Argentina	P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs	Eighthman	W 49–29	WP
06 Jul 2002	Samoa	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Eighthman	W 60–18	WP
20 Jul 2002	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Eighthman	L 20–41	WP
27 Jul 2002	Australia	Wooloongabba, Brisbane	Eighthman	L 27–38	WP
10 Aug 2002	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Eighthman	L 23–30	WP
17 Aug 2002	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Eighthman	W 33–31	WP
28 Jun 2003	Argentina	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 26–25	Lions
02 Jun 2007	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 55–22	Sharks
09 Jun 2007	Samoa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Eighthman	W 35–8	Sharks
23 Jun 2007	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Eighthman	L 21–26	Sharks
07 Jul 2007	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Eighthman (C)	L 17–25	Sharks
14 Sep 2007	England	Stade de France, Paris	Reserve	W 36–0	Sharks
22 Sep 2007	Tonga	Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens	Eighthman (C)	W 30–25	Sharks
30 Sep 2007	USA	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	Reserve	W 64–15	Sharks
14 Oct 2007	Argentina	Stade de France, Paris	Reserve	W 37–13	Sharks