Adrian Garvey

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Adrian Garvey
Date of birth (1968-06-25) June 25, 1968 (age 55)
Place of birthBulawayo, Rhodesia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
SchoolPlumtree School, Bulawayo
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–92
2000–03		 Old Miltonians RFC
Newport RFC
74
55
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–99
2000		 Natal
Golden Lions		 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–99
2000		 Sharks
Cats		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1993
1996–1999		 Zimbabwe
South Africa		 10
28		 8
20

Adrian Christopher Garvey (born 25 June 1968 in Bulawayo) is a former Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player.[1] He played as a tighthead prop, and was known for his mobility and ball skills.

Career[edit]

Garvey played 1st team rugby at Plumtree High School in Zimbabwe and was selected for the Zimbabwe Schools team in 1986.[2] During his senior career he played for Old Miltonians, Coastal Sharks, Natal and Newport RFC.[3]

He is one of the few players to have competed at the Rugby World Cup for two countries. He had 10 caps for Zimbabwe, from 1990 to 1993, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He played three games at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, scoring two tries at the 51–12 loss to Scotland, on 9 October 1991.[4]

He later became a South African naturalized citizen and decided to play for South Africa. He had 28 caps, from 1996 to 1999, scoring 4 tries, 20 points in aggregate. He played two times at the Tri Nations, being a member of the winning side in 1998.[5] He was called for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing a single game in the 47–3 win over Spain, at Murrayfield, on 10 October 1999. That would be his last game for the Springboks.[6]

Test history[edit]

 Zimbabwe
No. Opposition Result
(Zim 1st)		 Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Ivory Coast 22–9 Tighthead prop 5 May 1990 Police Grounds, Harare
2.  Morocco 16–0 Tighthead prop 8 May 1990 Police Grounds, Harare
3.  Ireland 11–55 Tighthead prop 6 Oct 1991 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
4.  Scotland 12–51 Tighthead prop 2 9 Oct 1991 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
5.  Japan 8–52 Tighthead prop 14 Oct 1991 Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
6.  Wales 14–35 Tighthead prop 22 May 1993 Hartsfield, Bulawayo
7.  Wales 13–42 Tighthead prop 29 May 1993 Police Grounds, Harare
8.  Kenya 42–7 Tighthead prop 3 Jul 1993 RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
9. Arabian Gulf 21–50 Tighthead prop 7 Jul 1993 RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
10.  Namibia 16–41 Tighthead prop 10 Jul 1993 RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
South Africa South Africa
No. Opposition Result
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Argentina 46–15 Tighthead prop 9 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
2.  Argentina 44–21 Tighthead prop 16 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
3.  France 22–12 Tighthead prop 30 Nov 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
4.  France 13–12 Tighthead prop 7 Dec 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris
5.  Wales 37–20 Tighthead prop 15 Dec 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
6.  Tonga 74–10 Tighthead prop 2 10 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town
7.  British Lions 16–25 Tighthead prop 21 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town
8.  British Lions 15–18 Tighthead prop 28 Jun 1997 Kings Park, Durban
9.  British Lions 35–16 Replacement 15 Jul 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
10.  Australia 20–32 Replacement 2 Aug 1997 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
11.  Italy 61–31 Tighthead prop 8 Nov 1997 Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna
12.  France 36–32 Tighthead prop 15 Nov 1997 Stade de Gerland, Lyon
13.  France 52–10 Tighthead prop 22 Nov 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris
14.  England 29–11 Tighthead prop 1 29 Nov 1997 Twickenham, London
15.  Scotland 68–10 Tighthead prop 6 Dec 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
16.  Ireland 37–13 Tighthead prop 13 Jun 1998 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
17.  Ireland 33–0 Tighthead prop 20 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
18.  Wales 96–13 Tighthead prop 27 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
19.  England 18–0 Tighthead prop 4 Jul 1998 Newlands, Cape Town
20.  Australia 14–13 Tighthead prop 18 Jul 1998 Subiaco Oval, Perth
21.  New Zealand 13–3 Tighthead prop 25 Jul 1998 Athletic Park, Wellington
22.  New Zealand 24–23 Tighthead prop 15 Aug 1998 Kings Park, Durban
23.  Australia 29–15 Tighthead prop 1 22 Aug 1998 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
24.  Wales 28–20 Tighthead prop 14 Nov 1998 Wembley, London
25.  Scotland 35–10 Tighthead prop 21 Nov 1998 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
26.  Ireland 27–13 Tighthead prop 28 Nov 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
27.  England 7–13 Tighthead prop 5 Dec 1998 Twickenham, London
28.  Spain 47–3 Tighthead prop 10 Oct 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Miscellaneous[edit]

Garvey made the popular move from rugby to mountain biking after retiring from professional sport and participated in the 2011 Absa Cape Epic mountain bike stage race.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adrian Garvey". ESPN scrum. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ "The Old Prunitians - PressReader". Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "History of Newport RFC :: 1874 - 2013". www.historyofnewport.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Adrian Garvey - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ Schoeman, Chris (1999). Who's who of South African rugby 1999 (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson Publishers. p. 196.
  6. ^ Garvey, Adrian. "Rugby World Cup 2019". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ Ex-Springbok prop to take on his first Absa Cape Epic

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