Adrianus Hendrikus 'Adriaan' Richter (born 10 May 1966), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1995.

Career

Province

Richter made his provincial debut for Transvaal in 1988. He moved to Northern Transvaal (later renamed the Blue Bulls) and played 137 matches for the union, captaining the team 80 times.

National team

He played his first test match for the Springboks on 17 October 1992 against France at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon. He was a member of the South African squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, captaining the Springboks in their victory over Romania, during the pool matches. His last test match was on 10 June 1995 against Samoa, during the 1995 World Cup quarter-finals at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Richter also played in nineteen tour matches, scoring seven tries for the Springboks.

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1.France20–15Flank17 October 1992Stade de Gerland, Lyon
2.France France16–29Flank24 October 1992Parc des Princes, Paris
3.England16–33Number 814 November 1992Twickenham, London
4.England England27–9Number 811 June 1994Newlands, Cape Town
5.New Zealand14–22Number 89 July 1994Carisbrook, Dunedin
6.New Zealand New Zealand9–13Number 823 July 1994Athletic Park, Wellington
7.New Zealand New Zealand18–18Number 86 August 1994Eden Park, Auckland
8.Romania21–8Number 8 (c)230 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
9.Canada20–0Number 823 June 1995Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
10.Samoa42–14Replacement10 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

  • List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 580

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Sporting positions
Preceded byTiaan StraussSpringbok Captain 1995Succeeded byGary Teichmann