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Daniël Pieter Hugo (born 31 March 1964) is a South African former rugby union player that played two tests for the Springboks.

Playing career

Hugo grew up in Victoria West in the Northern Cape and studied at Stellenbosch University. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1984 against Northern Transvaal at Loftus Versfeld and also scored a try in the match. Hugo played 146 matches for Western Province, 120 of which were consecutive and was he part of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup in 1986 and shared it with Northern Transvaal in 1989.

Hugo made his test debut for the Springboks against the World XV on 26 August 1989 at his home ground, Newlands in Cape Town. He also played in the second test against the World XV.

Test history

No.OpponentsResults(RSA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.World XV20–19Lock26 Aug 1989Newlands, Cape Town
2.World XV22–16Lock2 Sep 1989Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Trivia

Hugo and his lock partner against the World XV, Adolf Malan had the honour of being the tallest Springbok players at 2.04m. In 2008 Andries Bekker became the tallest Springbok with a length of 2.08m.

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