Springbok no. 755 · Flank

Danie Rossouw

Danie Jacobus Rossouw · Blue Bulls

63Tests

10Tries

8Tours

25Age at debut

Test career

200320072011

First test

11 Oct 2003, age 25 · Flank v Uruguay, Subiaco Oval, Perth

Last test

9 Oct 2011, age 33 · Lock v Australia, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

Biography

Danie Rossouw was a big, versatile forward who played lock, flank and eighthman in 63 Tests between 2003 and 2011. Born in Sabie on 6 May 1978, he played for the Bulls. He scored a try in the 2007 World Cup semi-final against Argentina and made a famous try-saving tackle in the final against England. He played at three World Cups.

Test history

63 tests · 50 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
11 Oct 2003	Uruguay	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Flank	W 72–6	Blue Bulls
24 Oct 2003	Georgia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Flank	W 46–19	Blue Bulls
01 Nov 2003	Samoa	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	W 60–10	Blue Bulls
08 Nov 2003	New Zealand	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Flank	L 9–29	Blue Bulls
20 Nov 2004	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	L 16–32	Blue Bulls
27 Nov 2004	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Flank	W 45–10	Blue Bulls
04 Dec 2004	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Flank	W 39–7	Blue Bulls
11 Jun 2005	Uruguay	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Flank	W 134–3	Blue Bulls
18 Jun 2005	France	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	D 30–30	Blue Bulls
25 Jun 2005	France	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flank	W 27–13	Blue Bulls
09 Jul 2005	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Flank	L 12–30	Blue Bulls
19 Nov 2005	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 33–16	Blue Bulls
26 Nov 2005	France	Stade de France, Paris	Reserve	L 20–26	Blue Bulls
10 Jun 2006	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	W 36–16	Blue Bulls
17 Jun 2006	Scotland	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Lock	W 29–15	Blue Bulls
24 Jun 2006	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 26–36	Blue Bulls
15 Jul 2006	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Lock	L 0–49	Blue Bulls
11 Nov 2006	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Flank	L 15–32	Blue Bulls
18 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	L 21–23	Blue Bulls
25 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Eighthman	W 25–14	Blue Bulls
26 May 2007	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Eighthman	W 58–10	Blue Bulls
09 Jun 2007	Samoa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	W 35–8	Blue Bulls
16 Jun 2007	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 22–19	Blue Bulls
23 Jun 2007	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	L 21–26	Blue Bulls
25 Aug 2007	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Eighthman	W 27–3	Blue Bulls
09 Sep 2007	Samoa	Parc des Princes, Paris	Eighthman	W 59–7	Blue Bulls
14 Sep 2007	England	Stade de France, Paris	Eighthman	W 36–0	Blue Bulls
22 Sep 2007	Tonga	Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens	Flank	W 30–25	Blue Bulls
07 Oct 2007	Fiji	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Eighthman	W 37–20	Blue Bulls
14 Oct 2007	Argentina	Stade de France, Paris	Eighthman	W 37–13	Blue Bulls
20 Oct 2007	England	Stade de France, Paris	Eighthman	W 15–6	Blue Bulls
07 Jun 2008	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	W 43–17	Blue Bulls
16 Aug 2008	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	L 0–19	Blue Bulls
30 Aug 2008	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 53–8	Blue Bulls
15 Nov 2008	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 14–10	Blue Bulls
22 Nov 2008	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	W 42–6	Blue Bulls
20 Jun 2009	Britain	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 26–21	Blue Bulls
27 Jun 2009	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 28–25	Blue Bulls
25 Jul 2009	New Zealand	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	W 28–19	Blue Bulls
01 Aug 2009	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 31–19	Blue Bulls
08 Aug 2009	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 29–17	Blue Bulls
05 Sep 2009	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 6–21	Blue Bulls
12 Sep 2009	New Zealand	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Reserve	W 32–29	Blue Bulls
13 Nov 2009	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Reserve	L 13–20	Blue Bulls
21 Nov 2009	Italy	Stadio Friuli, Udine	Flank	W 32–10	Blue Bulls
28 Nov 2009	Ireland	Croke Park, Dublin	Eighthman	L 10–15	Blue Bulls
05 Jun 2010	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	W 34–31	Blue Bulls
12 Jun 2010	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 42–17	Blue Bulls
10 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Reserve	L 12–32	Blue Bulls
17 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Lock	L 17–31	Blue Bulls
24 Jul 2010	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Lock	L 13–30	Blue Bulls
21 Aug 2010	New Zealand	National Stadium, Johannesburg	Reserve	L 22–29	Blue Bulls
28 Aug 2010	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 44–31	Blue Bulls
04 Sep 2010	Australia	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	L 39–41	Blue Bulls
23 Jul 2011	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Flank	L 20–39	Blue Bulls
30 Jul 2011	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Eighthman	L 7–40	Blue Bulls
13 Aug 2011	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	L 9–14	Blue Bulls
20 Aug 2011	New Zealand	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 18–5	Blue Bulls
11 Sep 2011	Wales	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Lock	W 17–16	Blue Bulls
17 Sep 2011	Fiji	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Lock	W 49–3	Blue Bulls
22 Sep 2011	Namibia	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Lock	W 87–0	Blue Bulls
30 Sep 2011	Samoa	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Lock	W 13–5	Blue Bulls
09 Oct 2011	Australia	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Lock	L 9–11	Blue Bulls