Krynauw Otto
{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Krynauw Otto
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|10|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belfast, Mpumalanga, South Africa
| height = 2.00m
| weight = 117kg
| ru_position = Lock
| ru_province1 = {{rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| ru_province2 = {{rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| ru_provinceyears1 = 1990
| ru_provinceyears2 = 1993–1999
| ru_provinceapps1 = 3
| ru_provinceapps2 = 87
| ru_provincepoints1 =
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| super1 = {{rut|Bulls}}
| superyears1 = 1998–2000
| superapps1 = 47
| superpoints1 = 10
| ru_nationalteam1 = South Africa
| repyears1 = 1995–2000
| repcaps1 = 38
| reppoints1 = 5
| school = Witbank Technical High School
}}
Krynauw Otto (born 8 October 1971) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a lock.{{Cite web|title=Krynauw Otto|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12017.html|access-date=2020-07-19|website=ESPN scrum}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/article/sid=12781.html|title=Top 50 Boks: Krynauw Otto|publisher=SARugby.com|access-date=22 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214072013/http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/article/sid=12781.html|archive-date=14 December 2009}}
Playing career
=Provincial=
Otto made his provincial debut as a nineteen-year-old, for {{rut|South Eastern Transvaal}} in 1990. He then moved to {{rut|Northern Transvaal}}, playing for the under-20 side and in 1993, made his debut for the senior side.{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1995|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1995|isbn=0620189223|pages=118}} He was a member of the Blue Bulls team that won the Currie Cup in 1998.{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 1999|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=MWP Media Sport|year=1999|isbn=0958423148|location=Cape Town|pages=215}}
=International=
Otto made his debut for the South African national team in the 1995 Rugby World Cup against {{nrut|Romania}} at Newlands in Cape Town and went on to play 38 tests.
He was part of the 1998 Springbok team that won the Tri-Nations and a member of the 1999 World Cup squad that finished third in the tournament.
Otto retired at the age of 28 after medical examinations revealed a subdural haematoma in the left frontal area of his brain, incurred during a match against Australia on 8 July 2000.{{Cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=18&art_id=ct2000082321401385R254167|title=Shocked Boks wish Krynauw Otto well|last=Nel|first=Brenden|date=23 August 2000|publisher=Independent Online|access-date=22 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707215136/http://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/shocked-boks-wish-krynauw-otto-well-1.345098|archive-date=7 July 2014}}
=Test history=
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| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. | {{ru|ROM}} | 21–8 | Lock | 30 May 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
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| 2. | {{ru|CAN}} | 20–0 | Substitute | 3 Jun 1995 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 3. | {{ru|SAM}} | 42–14 | Substitute | 10 Jun 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
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| 4. | {{flagicon|British and Irish Lions}} British Lions | 35–16 | Lock | 5 Jul 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 5. | {{ru|NZL}} | 32–35 | Lock | 19 Jul 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
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| 6. | {{ru|AUS}} | 20–32 | Lock | 2 Aug 1997 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
| 7. | {{ru|NZL}} | 35–55 | Lock | 9 Aug 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland | |
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| 8. | {{ru|ITA}} | 61–31 | Lock | 8 Nov 1997 | Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna | |
| 9. | {{ru|FRA}} | 36–32 | Lock | 15 Nov 1997 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
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| 10. | {{ru|FRA}} | 52–10 | Lock | 22 Nov 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
| 11. | {{ru|ENG}} | 29–11 | Lock | 29 Nov 1997 | Twickenham, London | |
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| 12. | {{ru|SCO}} | 68–10 | Lock | 6 Dec 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
| 13. | {{ru|IRE}} | 37–13 | Lock | 13 Jun 1998 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
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| 14. | {{ru|IRE}} | 33–0 | Lock | 20 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 15. | {{ru|WAL}} | 96–13 | Lock | align="center"|1 | 27 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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| 16. | {{ru|ENG}} | 18–0 | Lock | 4 Jul 1998 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 17. | {{ru|AUS}} | 14–13 | Lock | 18 Jul 1998 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
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| 18. | {{ru|NZL}} | 13–3 | Lock | 25 Jul 1998 | Athletic Park, Wellington | |
| 19. | {{ru|NZL}} | 24–23 | Lock | 15 Aug 1998 | Kings Park, Durban | |
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| 20. | {{ru|AUS}} | 29–15 | Lock | 22 Aug 1998 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 21. | {{ru|WAL}} | 28–20 | Lock | 14 Nov 1998 | Wembley, London | |
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| 22. | {{ru|SCO}} | 35–10 | Lock | 21 Nov 1998 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
| 23. | {{ru|IRE}} | 27–13 | Lock | 28 Nov 1998 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
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| 24. | {{ru|ENG}} | 7–13 | Lock | 5 Dec 1998 | Twickenham, London | |
| 25. | {{ru|ITA}} | 74–3 | Lock | 12 Jun 1999 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
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| 26. | {{ru|WAL}} | 19–29 | Lock | 26 Jun 1998 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 27. | {{ru|NZL}} | 0–28 | Lock | 10 Jul 1999 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | |
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| 28. | {{ru|AUS}} | 6–32 | Lock | 17 Jul 1999 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
| 29. | {{ru|SCO}} | 46–29 | Substitute | 3 Oct 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
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| 30. | {{ru|ESP}} | 47–3 | Lock | 10 Oct 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
| 31. | {{ru|URU}} | 39–3 | Lock | 15 Oct 1999 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | |
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| 32. | {{ru|ENG}} | 44–21 | Lock | 24 Oct 1999 | Stade de France, Paris | |
| 33. | {{ru|AUS}} | 21–27 | Lock | 30 Oct 1999 | Twickenham, London | |
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| 34. | {{ru|NZL}} | 22–18 | Lock | 4 Nov 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 35. | {{ru|CAN}} | 51–18 | Lock | 10 Jun 2000 | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London | |
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| 36. | {{ru|ENG}} | 18–13 | Lock | 17 Jun 2000 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 37. | {{ru|ENG}} | 22–27 | Lock | 24 Jun 2000 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
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| 38. | {{ru|AUS}} | 23–44 | Lock | 8 Jul 2000 | Colonial Stadium, Melbourne |
Accolades
In 1993, Otto was nominated one of the five most Promising Players of the Year (under-23), along with FP Naude, Ryno Opperman, Christiaan Scholtz and Johan Roux.{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1995|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1995|isbn=0620189223|pages=13}}
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 615
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby/south-africa/krynauw-otto-3587/international-rugby-matches-for-south-africa_a03922/ Krynauw Otto (Archived)] at sporting-heroes.net
- {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=18189 | name=Krynauw Otto | date=10 March 2016}}{{dead link|attempted-fix=yes|date=August 2019}}
{{South Africa Squad 1999 World Cup}}
{{South Africa Squad 1995 World Cup}}
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Category:South Africa international rugby union players
Category:Bulls (rugby union) players
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