Pierre Edwards (rugby union)

Peter 'Pierre' Edwards (born 23 May 1953) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1][2]

Pierre Edwards

Birth name	Peter Edwards
Date of birth	(1953-05-23) 23 May 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth	George, Western Cape, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
School	Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
University	University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1975–1979 1980–1984 University of Pretoria Harlequins () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1977–1984 Northern Transvaal 88 202 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1980 South Africa 2

Playing career

Edwards played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 26 April 1980 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Edwards also started in the second test against the South American Jaguars, but got injured after 12 minutes in the second half and was replaced by Gysie Pienaar. He thereafter never again played for the Springboks.^[3]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	South American Jaguars	24–9	Full-back		26 April 1980	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
2.	South American Jaguars	18–9	Full-back		3 May 1980	Kings Park Stadium, Durban

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 499

References

1. "Pierre Edwards | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
2. "Pierre Edwards". AFFIES RUGBY. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 98–99. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.