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Garry Pagel
South African rugby union footballer

Garry Pagel

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Intro
South African rugby union footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
King William's Town, South Africa
Age
58 years
Stats
Height:
188 cm
Weight:
118 kg
Sports Teams
South Africa national rugby union team
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Biography

Garry Louis Pagel (born 17 September 1966 in King Williams Town, South Africa), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1995 and 1996.

He played as a prop (1,87 m and 117 kg). Pagel was known as an exceptionally strong scrummager. He is regarded as the strongest loosehead to represent the Springboks since returning from isolation in 1992.

He was part of the team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, where he made his debut as a replacement in the opening match against Australia.

After retiring from a professional career in rugby, Pagel returned to farming.

Career

Province

  • Eastern Province Rugby Football Union (South Africa) He represented Eastern Province from 1990 - 1992 in 24 games. Club wise he represented the University of Port Elizabeth.
  • Western Province (South Africa)

Springboks

Garry Pagel played his first test match for the Springboks on 25 May 1995 against Australia (won 27-18).

Northampton Saints

Garry 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.

Honours

With the Springboks

  • 1995 World Cup winners
  • 5 caps
  • Caps by season : 4 in 1995, 1 in 1996.

With Western Province

  • 1997 Currie Cup winning squad

With Northampton

  • 2000 Heineken Cup winners

World Cup

  • 1995 : World Champions, 4 selections (Wallabies, Romania, Canada, All Blacks).
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