Springbok no. 670 · Lock

Selborne Boome

Christopher Selborne Boome · WP

20Tests

1Tries

4Tours

24Age at debut

Test career

199920012003

First test

12 Jun 1999, age 24 · Lock v Italy, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Last test

8 Nov 2003, age 28 · Reserve v New Zealand, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Biography

Selborne Boome was a Western Province lock who played 20 Tests between 1999 and 2003. Born in Somerset West on 16 April 1975 and educated at Diocesan College (Bishops), he scored a try on debut against Italy in 1999 and played at the 2003 World Cup.

Test history

20 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
12 Jun 1999	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Lock	W 74–3	WP
19 Jun 1999	Italy	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	W 101–0	WP
26 Jun 1999	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	L 19–29	WP
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Reserve	L 0–28	WP
17 Jul 1999	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Lock	L 6–32	WP
07 Aug 1999	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	L 18–34	WP
14 Aug 1999	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 10–9	WP
10 Jun 2000	Canada	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Lock	W 51–18	WP
17 Jun 2000	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 18–13	WP
24 Jun 2000	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	L 22–27	WP
07 Jun 2003	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 29–25	WP
14 Jun 2003	Scotland	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 28–19	WP
28 Jun 2003	Argentina	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 26–25	WP
12 Jul 2003	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 26–22	WP
19 Jul 2003	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	L 16–52	WP
02 Aug 2003	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Lock	L 9–29	WP
09 Aug 2003	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Reserve	L 11–19	WP
11 Oct 2003	Uruguay	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	W 72–6	WP
24 Oct 2003	Georgia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Lock	W 46–19	WP
08 Nov 2003	New Zealand	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Reserve	L 9–29	WP