Frans Erasmus (rugby union)

Frans Erasmus
Birth name	Frans Stefanus Erasmus
Date of birth	19 June 1959
Place of birth	Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of death	7 March 1998 (aged 38)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
School	Laingsburg High School, Laingsburg, Western Cape
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loosehead prop, Tighthead prop
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1980; 1981–85; 1986; 1987–94	Northern Free State; South Western Districts ; Northern Transvaal; Eastern Province
International career
Years	Team
1986–1989	South Africa

Frans Stefanus Erasmus (19 June 1959 – 7 March 1998) was a South African rugby union player who played three test matches for the South Africa national rugby union team.[1]

Playing career

Erasmus started his provincial career with Northern Free State in 1980. He also played for South Western Districts, Northern Transvaal for one season and Eastern Province where he become a stalwart, playing 119 matches.[2]

Erasmus made his debut for the Springboks in the third test against the New Zealand Cavaliers on 24 May 1986 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Date	Venue
1.	New Zealand Cavaliers	33–18	Loosehead prop	24 May 1986	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2.	New Zealand Cavaliers	24–10	Loosehead prop	31 May 1986	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.	World XV	22–16	Tighthead prop	2 Sep 1989	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

"Frans Erasmus". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 195. ISBN 0620189223.

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