Danie Gerber

Daniël Mattheus Gerber (born 14 April 1958) is a South African former rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992. Widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby players ever and considered by many as the greatest center of all time, he played mainly at inside or outside centre, but also on the wing.

Gerber etched his name into rugby folklore by scoring 158 tries in 261 games in first-class rugby. It's the highest ever strike rate for a centre. For South Africa he scored 19 test tries in 24 appearances. It's the highest ever try-scoring ratio per game for a centre (79.16%) in the history of international rugby. Gerber was the blueprint of Springbok rugby in the 1980s and he is still regarded by many to be the greatest Springbok player ever. In 1981 he scored an individual try against Ireland; his agility and footwork caused 2 Irish players to tackle each other. In 1984 he scored tries against England and in 1992 he scored 2 tries against New Zealand. Despite limited exposure internationally due to apartheid-era isolation, his impact on the game and talent was considered and still today, way ahead of his time.) He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007.