Springbok no. 801 · Flank

Heinrich Brüssow

Heinrich Wilhelm Brüssow · Cheetahs, Docomo

23Tests

1Tries

3Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

200820112015

First test

22 Nov 2008, age 22 · Reserve v England, Twickenham, London

Last test

15 Aug 2015, age 29 · Flank v Argentina, Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires

Biography

Heinrich Brüssow was a short, powerful openside flanker and a breakdown specialist. Born in Bloemfontein on 21 July 1986 and educated at Grey College, he played for the Cheetahs and NTT Docomo in Japan. He was a late addition against the 2009 British and Irish Lions and scored a try in the first Test, then became a key player in that year’s Tri Nations win. He won 23 caps and played at the 2011 World Cup.

Test history

23 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
22 Nov 2008	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	W 42–6	Cheetahs
20 Jun 2009	Britain	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 26–21	Cheetahs
27 Jun 2009	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 28–25	Cheetahs
04 Jul 2009	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	L 9–28	Cheetahs
25 Jul 2009	New Zealand	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	W 28–19	Cheetahs
01 Aug 2009	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 31–19	Cheetahs
08 Aug 2009	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 29–17	Cheetahs
29 Aug 2009	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Flank	W 32–25	Cheetahs
05 Sep 2009	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Flank	L 6–21	Cheetahs
12 Sep 2009	New Zealand	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Flank	W 32–29	Cheetahs
13 Nov 2009	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Flank	L 13–20	Cheetahs
21 Nov 2009	Italy	Stadio Friuli, Udine	Flank	W 32–10	Cheetahs
28 Nov 2009	Ireland	Croke Park, Dublin	Flank	L 10–15	Cheetahs
13 Aug 2011	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	L 9–14	Cheetahs
20 Aug 2011	New Zealand	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Flank	W 18–5	Cheetahs
11 Sep 2011	Wales	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	W 17–16	Cheetahs
17 Sep 2011	Fiji	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	W 49–3	Cheetahs
22 Sep 2011	Namibia	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Reserve	W 87–0	Cheetahs
30 Sep 2011	Samoa	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Flank	W 13–5	Cheetahs
09 Oct 2011	Australia	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	L 9–11	Cheetahs
25 Jul 2015	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	L 20–27	Docomo
08 Aug 2015	Argentina	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	L 25–37	Docomo
15 Aug 2015	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Flank	W 26–12	Docomo