Burger Geldenhuys, born Schalk Burger on 18 May 1956 in Kroonstad

Kroonstad

Kroonstad is the third-largest town in the Free State province of South Africa, and lies two hours drive from Gauteng. In the 1991 census it had a population of 110,963...

, in the Free State Province, South Africa

South Africa

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 is a South African rugby union

Rugby union

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 player. He is the most capped

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 player in the history of the Blue Bulls.

Career

Throughout his career he played for only province, Northern Transvaal (now called the Blue Bulls). He is 1.88m tall and weighs at 93 kg.

In total, he played in seven tests and scored one try. His first test was on 29 August 1981; he played the flanker position against All Blacks

All Blacks

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 at Athletic Park

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, Wellington

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. His seventh and final test occurred on 2 September 1989 against a World Invitation side at Ellispark, in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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Geldenhuys is often remembered for punching the NZ Cavaliers captain, Andy Dalton, from behind after a line-out in the game between the New Zealand Cavaliers and Northern Transvaal. The incident resulted in a broken jaw for Dalton. As punishment, Geldenhuys was not selected for any of the four tests played against New Zealand, although this was denied by the then selectors.