{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Garry Pagel | image = | caption = | birth_name = Garry Louis Pagel | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|9|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[King William's Town]], [[Eastern Cape]], South Africa | height = 1.88m | weight = 117kg | position = [[Loosehead prop (rugby union)|Loosehead prop]], [[tighthead prop]] | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = Crusader–Tech | ru_amclubcaps1 = | ru_amclubpoints1 = | amatyears2 = 1992 | amatteam2 = [[Villager Football Club|Villagers RFC]] | ru_amclubcaps = | ru_amclubpoints = | years1 = 1997–2001 | clubs1 = [[Northampton Saints]] | apps1 = 77 | points1 = 50 | province1 = {{rut|Eastern Province}} | province2 = {{rut|Western Province}} | provinceyears1 = 1988–1991 | provinceyears2 = 1992–1997 | provinceapps1 = 24 | provinceapps2 = 87 | provincepoints1 = | provincepoints2 = | ru_provinceupdate1 = | ru_provinceupdate2 = | super1 = | superyears1 = | superapps1 = | superpoints1 = | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 1995–1996 | repcaps1 = 5 | reppoints1 = | repupdate = | school = Adelaide Gymnasium }}

'''Garry Louis Pagel''' (born 17 September 1966) is a former [[South African people|South African]] [[rugby union]] player who played for [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] between 1995 and 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garry Pagel |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12018.html |access-date=2020-07-06 |website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>

After retiring from a professional career in rugby, Pagel returned to farming. He resides in the Eastern Cape.

==Career==

===Provincial and club=== Pagel represented {{rut|North Eastern Cape}} Schools at the annual [[Craven Week]] tournament in 1984 and made his senior provincial debut for {{rut|Eastern Province}} in 1988. From 1992 he played for {{rut|Western Province}} and was a member of the [[1997 Currie Cup]] winning squad, although he did not play in the final.<ref>{{Cite book |title=S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993 |last=Van Rooyen |first=Quintus |publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society |year=1993 |isbn=0620172940 |page=90}}</ref><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 |page=329}}</ref>

In 1997, Pagel moved to England and played for the English side [[Northampton Saints]] between 1997 and 2001. He made 77 appearances, scoring 50 points from 10 tries, and played in the side that won the [[Heineken Cup]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12018.html |title=Garry Pagel &#124; Rugby Union &#124; Players and Officials |publisher=ESPN Scrum |access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/rugby_union/766699.stm |title=Saints secure historic victory |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=27 May 2000 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>

===International=== Pagel played his first test match for the [[Springboks]] as a replacement in the opening match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, on 25 May 1995 against [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]] in Cape Town. During the World Cup final, he replaced [[Balie Swart]] after 68 minutes at tighthead, allowing him to play the rest of the match, including the extra time. After the World Cup, he only played in one further test match for the Springboks. He also played in three tour matches for the Sringboks.<ref>{{Cite book |title=S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1997 |last=Van Rooyen |first=Quintus |publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society |year=1997 |isbn=0620209607 |location=Montana Park |page=119}}</ref>

===Test history=== {{color box|gold}} [[1995 Rugby World Cup final|World Cup final]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opposition !! Result (SA 1st) !! Position !! Tries !! Date !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|AUS}} || 27–18 || Substitute || || 25 May 1995 || [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], Cape Town |- | 2. || {{ru|ROM}} || 21–8 || [[Loosehead prop (rugby union)|Loosehead prop]] || || 30 May 1995 || Newlands, Cape Town |- | 3. || {{ru|CAN}} || 20–0 || Loosehead prop || || 3 Jun 1995 || [[Boet Erasmus Stadium]], Port Elizabeth |- bgcolor=gold | 4. || {{ru|NZL}} || 15–12 || Substitute || || [[1995 Rugby World Cup final|24 Jun 1995]] || [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], Johannesburg |- | 5. || {{ru|NZL}} || 32–22 || Substitute || || 31 Aug 1996 || Ellis Park, Johannesburg |}

===World Cup=== * 1995: World Champions, 4 selections ([[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]], [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]], [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]], [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]]).

==Honours== ;With the Springboks * 1995 World Cup winners

;With Western Province * 1997 Currie Cup winning squad

;With Northampton * 2000 Heineken Cup winners

==See also== *[[List of South Africa national rugby union players#List|List of South Africa national rugby union players]] – Springbok no. '''628'''

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=18409 | name=Garry Pagel | date=26 May 2016}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216155221/http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html Springboks site] * [http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=ZPA4 scrum.com statistics]

{{South Africa 1995 Rugby World Cup squad}}

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