Peter Arnold Cronjé (21 September 1949 – 4 September 2020) was a South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Cronjé played provincial rugby for and made his test debut for the
Springboks
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko) is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jersey ...
against on 12 June 1971 at the
Free State Stadium
The Free State Stadium (), currently known as the Toyota Stadium for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein in the Free State of South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and also sometimes for ass ...
in Bloemfontein. He toured with the Springboks to Australia in 1971 and played in all three test matches. In 1972 he
toured with the Gazelles, a South African under 24 team to Argentina. He then played in the last two test matches in the series against the
1974 British Lions, scoring his third test try in the final test against the Lions. Cronjé also played in eight tour matches, scoring two tries.
Test history
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players
South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame.
Individual records
Career
South Africa's '' ...
– Springbok no. 447
*Peter attended Wynberg Boys High School as a boarder from Junior School matriculating in the Class of '66
References
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1949 births
2020 deaths
Afrikaner people
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Golden Lions players
Alumni of Parktown Boys' High School
Rugby union players from Johannesburg
Rugby union centres