Friedrich Lombard

Friedrich Lombard
Date of birth (1979-03-04) 4 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthFrankfort, Free State
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Wilgerivier, Frankfort
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2005 Free State 78 (155)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001 Bulls 11 (20)
2002–2003 Cats 12 (10)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002 South Africa 2 (0)

Friedrich Lombard (born 4 March 1979) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Lombard was born and raised in the Free State town of Frankfort. He played Craven Week for Northern Free State for the South African Schools team in 1997. After school, he studied at the University of the Free State.[2]

He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1999 and played Super rugby for the Bulls and the Cats. Lombard made his test match debut for the Springboks against Scotland at the Murrayfield, Edinburgh in 2002. Following the Scotland test, he also played in the test against England.[3]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  Scotland 6–21 Wing 16 Nov 2002 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
2.  England 3–53 Wing 23 Nov 2002 Twickenham, London

See also

References

  1. ^ "Friedrich Lombard". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ Schoeman, Chris (2002). Who's who of South African rugby 2002 (6th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 99. ISBN 0620261889.
  3. ^ Heath, Duane (2019). South African Rugby Annual 2019. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 198. ISBN 0620818085. OCLC 1089860189.