Springbok no. 702 · Loose-head Prop

Lawrence Sephaka

Lawrence Dumisani Sephaka · Lions

24Tests

0Tries

6Tours

23Age at debut

Test career

200120032006

First test

1 Dec 2001, age 23 · Loose-head Prop v USA, Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston

Last test

11 Nov 2006, age 28 · Loose-head Prop v Ireland, Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin

Biography

Lawrence Sephaka was a strong loose-head prop who played 24 Tests between 2001 and 2006. Born in Johannesburg on 8 August 1978, he took up rugby at 13 and played for the Lions. He was one of the first black African props to play for the Springboks and was voted South African Players’ Player of the Year in 2002. He played at the 2003 World Cup.

Test history

24 tests · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
01 Dec 2001	USA	Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston	Loose-head Prop	W 43–20	Lions
06 Jul 2002	Samoa	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loose-head Prop	W 60–18	Lions
20 Jul 2002	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Loose-head Prop	L 20–41	Lions
27 Jul 2002	Australia	Wooloongabba, Brisbane	Loose-head Prop	L 27–38	Lions
10 Aug 2002	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Loose-head Prop	L 23–30	Lions
17 Aug 2002	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Loose-head Prop	W 33–31	Lions
09 Nov 2002	France	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Loose-head Prop	L 10–30	Lions
07 Jun 2003	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Loose-head Prop	W 29–25	Lions
14 Jun 2003	Scotland	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Loose-head Prop	W 28–19	Lions
12 Jul 2003	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Loose-head Prop	W 26–22	Lions
19 Jul 2003	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loose-head Prop	L 16–52	Lions
02 Aug 2003	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 9–29	Lions
09 Aug 2003	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Loose-head Prop	L 11–19	Lions
11 Oct 2003	Uruguay	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Loose-head Prop	W 72–6	Lions
18 Oct 2003	England	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	L 6–25	Lions
24 Oct 2003	Georgia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Loose-head Prop	W 46–19	Lions
25 Jun 2005	France	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Loose-head Prop	W 27–13	Lions
09 Jul 2005	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Tight-head Prop	L 12–30	Lions
23 Jul 2005	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 33–20	Lions
19 Nov 2005	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Loose-head Prop	W 33–16	Lions
10 Jun 2006	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 36–16	Lions
02 Sep 2006	New Zealand	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	Reserve	W 21–20	Lions
09 Sep 2006	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 24–16	Lions
11 Nov 2006	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Loose-head Prop	L 15–32	Lions