Springbok no. 676 · Flank

Corné Krige

Cornelius Petrus Johannes Krige · WP

39Tests

2Tries

5Tours

24Age at debut

Test career

199920012003

First test

19 Jun 1999, age 24 · Flank v Italy, Kings Park, Durban

Last test

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

Biography

Corné Krige was a fierce, committed flanker who captained South Africa 18 times. Born in Lusaka, Zambia, on 21 March 1975 and educated at Paarl Boys’ High, he played for Western Province and won 39 caps between 1999 and 2003. He recovered from serious knee and hand injuries to win his first cap, and led the side at the 2003 World Cup.

Test history

39 tests · 18 as captain · 10 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
19 Jun 1999	Italy	Kings Park, Durban	Flank (C)	W 101–0	WP
26 Jun 1999	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flank	L 19–29	WP
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Flank	L 0–28	WP
10 Jun 2000	Canada	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Reserve	W 51–18	WP
17 Jun 2000	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 18–13	WP
24 Jun 2000	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	L 22–27	WP
08 Jul 2000	Australia	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Reserve	L 23–44	WP
22 Jul 2000	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Flank	L 12–25	WP
29 Jul 2000	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Flank	L 6–26	WP
19 Aug 2000	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	W 46–40	WP
26 Aug 2000	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	L 18–19	WP
12 Nov 2000	Argentina	River Plate, Buenos Aires	Flank	W 37–33	WP
19 Nov 2000	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Flank	W 28–18	WP
26 Nov 2000	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flank	W 23–13	WP
02 Dec 2000	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	L 17–25	WP
16 Jun 2001	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	L 23–32	WP
23 Jun 2001	France	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 20–15	WP
30 Jun 2001	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 60–14	WP
28 Jul 2001	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 20–15	WP
17 Nov 2001	Italy	Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa	Reserve	W 54–26	WP
24 Nov 2001	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	L 9–29	WP
15 Jun 2002	Wales	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 19–8	WP
29 Jun 2002	Argentina	P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs	Flank (C)	W 49–29	WP
06 Jul 2002	Samoa	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank (C)	W 60–18	WP
20 Jul 2002	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank (C)	L 20–41	WP
27 Jul 2002	Australia	Wooloongabba, Brisbane	Flank (C)	L 27–38	WP
10 Aug 2002	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Flank (C)	L 23–30	WP
17 Aug 2002	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank (C)	W 33–31	WP
09 Nov 2002	France	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Flank (C)	L 10–30	WP
16 Nov 2002	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Flank (C)	L 6–21	WP
23 Nov 2002	England	Twickenham, London	Flank (C)	L 3–53	WP
28 Jun 2003	Argentina	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flank (C)	W 26–25	WP
12 Jul 2003	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank (C)	W 26–22	WP
19 Jul 2003	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank (C)	L 16–52	WP
02 Aug 2003	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Flank (C)	L 9–29	WP
09 Aug 2003	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Flank (C)	L 11–19	WP
18 Oct 2003	England	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Flank (C)	L 6–25	WP
01 Nov 2003	Samoa	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Flank (C)	W 60–10	WP
08 Nov 2003	New Zealand	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Flank (C)	L 9–29	WP