Danie Gerber
Full names: Daniël Mattheus
Date of birth: 14 Apr 1958
Place of birth: Port Elizabeth
School: Despatch
Springbok no: 514
Springbok debut province: Eastern Province
Physical: 1.85m, 88.0kg
Current age: 66
Test summary: Tests: 24 Tries: 19
First Test: 18 Oct 1980 Age 22 - Inside Centre against South America at Wanderers Club, Montevideo
Last Test: 14 Nov 1992 Age 34 - Outside Centre against England at Twickenham, London
Tours South America 1980 New Zealand & USA 1981 France & England 1992
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
18 Oct 1980 22Inside Centre South America Wanderers Club, Montevideo Win: 22-131 try EP
25 Oct 1980 22Outside Centre South America Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago Win: 30-161 try EP
08 Nov 1980 22Inside Centre France Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 37-15  EP
30 May 1981 23Inside Centre Ireland Newlands, Cape Town Win: 23-152 tries EP
06 Jun 1981 23Inside Centre Ireland Kingspark, Durban Win: 12-10  EP
15 Aug 1981 23Inside Centre New Zealand Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch Lose: 9-14  EP
29 Aug 1981 23Outside Centre New Zealand Athletic Park, Wellington Win: 24-12  EP
12 Sep 1981 23Inside Centre New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 22-25  EP
25 Sep 1981 23Inside Centre USA Owl Creek Polo ground, Glenville, NY Win: 38-7  EP
27 Mar 1982 23Outside Centre South America Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 50-183 tries EP
03 Apr 1982 23Inside Centre South America Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Lose: 12-211 try EP
02 Jun 1984 26Inside Centre England Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 33-151 try EP
09 Jun 1984 26Inside Centre England Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 35-93 tries EP
20 Oct 1984 26Inside Centre South America Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 32-151 try, 1 conversion EP
27 Oct 1984 26Inside Centre South America Newlands, Cape Town Win: 22-131 try EP
10 May 1986 28Outside Centre NZ Cavaliers Newlands, Cape Town Win: 21-15  EP
17 May 1986 28Outside Centre NZ Cavaliers Kingspark, Durban Lose: 18-19  EP
24 May 1986 28Outside Centre NZ Cavaliers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 33-181 try EP
31 May 1986 28Outside Centre NZ Cavaliers Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 24-10  EP
15 Aug 1992 34Outside Centre New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 24-272 tries WP
22 Aug 1992 34Outside Centre Australia Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 3-26  WP
17 Oct 1992 34Outside Centre France Stade de Gerland, Lyon Win: 20-151 try WP
24 Oct 1992 34Outside Centre France Parc des Princes, Paris Lose: 16-291 try WP
14 Nov 1992 34Outside Centre England Twickenham, London Lose: 16-33  WP

He is a natural; you never have to tell him what to do, he instinctively chooses the right option.

Show him that you have confidence in him and he will turn the world upside down!

Danie possesses unusual strength, speed and agility and using those skills and at tributes he has scored tries other players would sell their soul for; one of the greatest centres ever to represent South Africa.