Gürthro Steenkamp
Full names: Gurthro Garth
Date of birth: 12 Jun 1981
Place of birth: Paarl
School: Paarl Boys High
Springbok no: 764
Springbok debut province: Cheetahs
Physical: 1.89m, 120.0kg
Current age: 43
Test summary: Tests: 53 Tries: 6
First Test: 27 Nov 2004 Age 23 - Loose-head Prop against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Last Test: 22 Nov 2014 Age 33 - Reserve against Italy at Stadio Euganeo, Padua
Tours Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland & Argentina 2004 IRB Rugby World Cup - France 2007 Wales, Scotland & England 2008 France, Italy & Ireland 2009 IRB Rugby World Cup - New Zealand 2011 Ireland, Scotland & England 2012 Wales, Scotland & France 2013 Ireland, England, Italy & Wales 2014
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
27 Nov 2004 23Loose-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 45-10  Cheetahs
04 Dec 2004 23Loose-head Prop Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 39-7  Cheetahs
11 Jun 2005 23Loose-head Prop Uruguay Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 134-31 try Cheetahs
25 Jun 2005 24Reserve France Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 27-13  Cheetahs
23 Jul 2005 24Loose-head Prop Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 33-20  Cheetahs
30 Jul 2005 24Loose-head Prop Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 22-16  Cheetahs
06 Aug 2005 24Reserve New Zealand Newlands, Cape Town Win: 22-16  Cheetahs
20 Aug 2005 24Reserve Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Win: 22-19  Cheetahs
26 May 2007 25Reserve England Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 58-10  Blue Bulls
02 Jun 2007 25Loose-head Prop England Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 55-22  Blue Bulls
16 Jun 2007 26Loose-head Prop Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 22-19  Blue Bulls
22 Sep 2007 26Loose-head Prop Tonga Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens Win: 30-25  Blue Bulls
07 Oct 2007 26Reserve Fiji Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Win: 37-20  Blue Bulls
07 Jun 2008 26Loose-head Prop Wales Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 43-17  Blue Bulls
14 Jun 2008 27Reserve Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 37-21  Blue Bulls
05 Jul 2008 27Loose-head Prop New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 8-19  Blue Bulls
12 Jul 2008 27Loose-head Prop New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin Win: 30-28  Blue Bulls
19 Jul 2008 27Loose-head Prop Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 9-16  Blue Bulls
08 Nov 2008 27Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 20-15  Blue Bulls
15 Nov 2008 27Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 14-10  Blue Bulls
20 Jun 2009 28Reserve Britain Kingspark, Durban Win: 26-21  Blue Bulls
04 Jul 2009 28Reserve Britain Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 9-28  Blue Bulls
12 Jun 2010 28Loose-head Prop France Newlands, Cape Town Win: 42-171 try Blue Bulls
19 Jun 2010 29Loose-head Prop Italy Puma Stadium, Witbank Win: 29-13  Blue Bulls
26 Jun 2010 29Loose-head Prop Italy Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 55-11  Blue Bulls
10 Jul 2010 29Loose-head Prop New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 12-32  Blue Bulls
17 Jul 2010 29Loose-head Prop New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 17-31  Blue Bulls
24 Jul 2010 29Loose-head Prop Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 13-301 try Blue Bulls
21 Aug 2010 29Loose-head Prop New Zealand National Stadium, Johannesburg Lose: 22-29  Blue Bulls
28 Aug 2010 29Loose-head Prop Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 44-311 try Blue Bulls
04 Sep 2010 29Loose-head Prop Australia Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Lose: 39-411 try Blue Bulls
13 Aug 2011 30Reserve Australia Kingspark, Durban Lose: 9-14  Blue Bulls
20 Aug 2011 30Loose-head Prop New Zealand Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 18-5  Blue Bulls
11 Sep 2011 30Reserve Wales Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Win: 17-16  Blue Bulls
17 Sep 2011 30Loose-head Prop Fiji Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Win: 49-31 try Blue Bulls
22 Sep 2011 30Loose-head Prop Namibia North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Win: 87-0  Blue Bulls
30 Sep 2011 30Reserve Samoa North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Win: 13-5  Blue Bulls
09 Oct 2011 30Loose-head Prop Australia Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 9-11  Blue Bulls
17 Nov 2012 31Loose-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 21-10  Toulouse
24 Nov 2012 31Loose-head Prop England Twickenham, London Win: 16-15  Toulouse
17 Aug 2013 32Reserve Argentina National Stadium, Johannesburg Win: 73-13  Toulouse
24 Aug 2013 32Reserve Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Win: 22-17  Toulouse
07 Sep 2013 32Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Win: 38-12  Toulouse
14 Sep 2013 32Reserve New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 15-29  Toulouse
28 Sep 2013 32Reserve Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 28-8  Toulouse
05 Oct 2013 32Reserve New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 27-38  Toulouse
09 Nov 2013 32Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 24-15  Toulouse
17 Nov 2013 32Loose-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 28-0  Toulouse
23 Nov 2013 32Reserve France Stade de France, Paris Win: 19-10  Toulouse
14 Jun 2014 33Loose-head Prop Wales Kingspark, Durban Win: 38-16  Toulouse
21 Jun 2014 33Reserve Wales Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 31-30  Toulouse
23 Aug 2014 33Loose-head Prop Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Win: 33-31  Toulouse
22 Nov 2014 33Reserve Italy Stadio Euganeo, Padua Win: 22-6  Toulouse

Gurthro Steenkamp is a South African prop and he represents the Bulls in Super 14 rugby.

He made his Test debut against Scotland at Murrayfield in 2004 and he played the game of his life in the following Tri-Nations. At Ellis Park Steenkamp was the man of the match against Australia in a 33-20 win.

Unfortunately Steenkamp broke his hand at the end of the Tri-Nations and he did not feature again for the Springboks for another two years. In 2007 he was selected in the World Cup squad and made two appearances as South Africa won the trophy.

He featured throughout the Tri-Nations and the autumn internationals the following year and went on to play against the British & Irish Lions in 2009.

He came on as a second-half replacement for Tendai Beast Mtawarira in the first match as the Springboks went 1-0 up in the series. Steenkamp did not play in the second Test victory, which clinched the series but he did play as a replacement in third Test defeat in Johannesburg.