Chris Badenhorst

Chris Badenhorst

Birth name	Christopher Badenhorst
Date of birth	(1965-12-12) 12 December 1965
Place of birth	Windhoek, South Africa (now Namibia)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
School	Windhoek High School, Windhoek
University	University of the Free State
Children	Dian Badenhorst
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–1999 Free State 221 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1995 South Africa 2 (10) National sevens team Years Team Comps 1993, 1996 South Africa 7s 3

Christopher Badenhorst (born 12 December 1965) is a South African former rugby union player.

Playing career

Born and schooled in Windhoek, Namibia, Badenhorst made his provincial debut for the Free State in 1986 and continued to represent the union 221 times, scoring 136 tries.

Badenhorts made his test debut for the Springboks in 1994 against the Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, scoring two tries on debut. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand and Britain and Ireland. In addition to the 2 Test matches, he also played ten tour matches and scored 7 tries for the Springboks.

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Argentina	46–26	Wing	2	15 Oct 1994	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	Samoa	60–8	Replacement		13 Apr 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 610
• List of South Africa national rugby sevens players