- André Vos
Andre Vos (born
9 January 1975 ) was a back row forward who played rugby forEastern Province (South Africa),Queensland Reds (Australia ),The Cats (South Africa ),The Lions (South Africa ),Harlequins (England) and captained South Africa. Andre retired from professional rugby in the summer of 2007, a true rugby great. He is a born again Christian.Andre graduated high school from
Selborne College in East London,South Africa in 1992 and attended theUniversity of Port Elizabeth He made is first provincial debut for Eastern Province in 1995.
In 1998 he played for the
Australian Queensland Reds in theSuper 12 . But returned toSouth African shores to play for theThe Cats in theSuper 12 and forThe Lions in the South AfricanCurrie Cup .He made his international debut against
Italy inPort Elizabeth on 12th June 1999 as a replacement. The final score was 74 -3, a win for theSpringbok's . He was in the starting 15 for the next match inDurban . He was in and out of the starting 15 for the next eight test matches, starting in only 3.After the
IRB rugby World Cup in 1999 he took over the captaincy of South Africa fromJoost van der Westhuizen He went on to earn 33 test caps for
South Africa , 16 as captain. He scored 5 tries for South Africa. His internation career was Played 33, won 18, drew 1, lost 14.Andre retired in 2002, saying "Physically I am no longer up to Springbok rugby."
He captained Quins for three years until he resigned at the end of the 2005/6 season, when
Paul Volley took over.He was able to obtain a free transfer to England, as his wife Carol holds a British Passport.
He made his domestic debut for
Eastern Province earning 35 caps. He has also represented South Africa in U21 and U23 level.External links
*Springboks|id=17969|name=André Vos
* [http://www.quins.co.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=32&season=2006/2007&Playertype=P Harlequins profile]
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