Adriaan Richter Interview: Springboks Legend, Captain & Rugby World Cup Winner

In this episode of Front Row Rugby award-winning sports journalist Peter Stemmet interviews Springbok Rugby legend, former captain and 1995 Rugby World Cup winner Adriaan Richter. Adriaan and Peter discuss Richter’s 1992 debut, skippering the Springboks, the challenges of playing unorthodox opponents like Romania and being part of the World Cup winning squad under Kitch Christie. Richter also talks about being offered a professional contract by Francois Pienaar during the World Cup.

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00:00 Introduction by Peter
00:32 Springbok debut
01:19 Touring France and England
02:51 Dropped by Ian McIntosh
03:38 Bouncing back against England
04:25 The challenges of touring New Zealand
05:35 Missing out on the 1994 year-end tour
06:20 Captaining the Springboks
08:16 Unorthodox opponents like Romania
11:40 Kitch Christie’s selection strategies
13:56 Scoring four tries at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
14:39 Adriaan Richter’s Springbok career ends
15:31 Being offered professional contracts
16:27 Pranked by Kobus Wiese and Balie Swart

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