5 ▁m , ▁ 1 1 2 ▁kg ), ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁prop ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁hook er . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁Pa ar l ▁G im nas ium ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁SA ▁School s ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁school ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St ellen bos ch ▁before ▁making ▁his ▁provincial ▁debut ▁for ▁Western ▁Province ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁later ▁played ▁for ▁Trans va al , ▁now ▁the ▁Golden ▁L ions , ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁had ▁ 1 6 ▁caps ▁for ▁South ▁Africa , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁never ▁scoring . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁World ▁Cup ▁final s , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁four ▁games , ▁including ▁as ▁tight head ▁prop ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 - 1 2 ▁final ▁win ▁against ▁the ▁All ▁Black s . ▁In ▁the ▁final , ▁the ▁Spring b ok ▁front ▁row ▁of ▁Sw art , ▁Os ▁du ▁Rand t ▁and ▁Chris ▁Ross ouw ▁managed ▁to ▁place ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁great ▁All ▁Black ▁front row ▁of ▁Dow d , ▁Fitz pat rick ▁and ▁Brown . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Tri ▁Nations ▁competition , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁ending ▁his ▁player ▁career , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁became