{{short description|South Africa international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Chris Badenhorst | image = | caption = | birth_name = Christopher Badenhorst | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|12|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Windhoek]], South Africa (now [[Namibia]]) | height = 1.71m | weight = 77kg | position = [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] | province1 = [[Free State Cheetahs|Free State]] | provinceyears1 = 1986–1999 | provinceapps1 = 221 | provincepoints1 = | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 1994–1995 | repcaps1 = 2 | reppoints1 = 10 | repupdate = | repsevensyears1 = 1993, 1996 | repsevensteam1 = {{nrut7|South Africa}} | repsevenscomp1 = 3 | school = [[Windhoek High School]], Windhoek | university = [[University of the Free State]] }}
''' Christopher Badenhorst ''' (born 12 December 1965) is a South African former [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/11871.html|title=Chris Badenhorst|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2020-12-12}}</ref>
==Playing career== Born and schooled in [[Windhoek]], Namibia, Badenhorst made his provincial debut for the {{rut|Free State}} in 1986 and continued to represent the union 221 times, scoring 136 tries.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1997|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1997|isbn=0620209607|location=Montana Park|pages=111}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 2001|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=SARFU & MWP Media Sport|year=2001|isbn=0958423180|location=Cape Town|pages=263}}</ref>
Badenhorts made his [[Test match (rugby union)|test]] debut for the [[Springboks]] in 1994 against the {{nrut|Argentina}} at [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]] in Johannesburg, scoring two tries on debut. In 1994 he toured with the [[1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand|Springboks to New Zealand]] and [[1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland|Britain and Ireland]]. In addition to the 2 Test matches, he also played ten tour matches and scored 7 tries for the Springboks.<ref>{{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=142}}</ref>
=== Test history === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opposition !! Result<br />(SA 1st) !! Position !! Tries !! Date !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|ARG}} || align="center"|46–26 || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || align="center"|2 || 15 Oct 1994 || [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], Johannesburg |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 2. || {{ru|SAM}} || align="center"|60–8 || Replacement || || 13 Apr 1995 || Ellis Park, Johannesburg |}
==See also== *[[List of South Africa national rugby union players#List|List of South Africa national rugby union players]] – Springbok no. '''610''' *[[List of South Africa national rugby sevens players]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{1993 South Africa Rugby World Cup Sevens squad}}
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