Percy Montgomery

Born in Walvis Bay in Namibia, an early family move to South Africa saw Montgomery raised in Cape Town and developed through the ranks at SACS. He was a prestigious talent as a junior, making the Western Province Craven Week and SA Schools teams in 1992 and 1993 before being selected for the SA Tech XV in 1994.

 

He earned his provincial debut at 20 for Western Province, and attained 64 caps with the Cape union and 58 Super Rugby caps with the Stormers. He also spent two seasons with the Sharks in 2006 and 2007. Montgomery has also played five years of club rugby in Europe with the Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales (2003-2005) and Perpignan in France (2007-2008).

 

Montgomery boasts a prolific international record. He made his Springbok debut in 1997 against the British and Irish Lions, played 102 Tests and was part of the 2007 World Cup-winning squad. When he retired from Test rugby in 2008, he held 94 Springbok records.

 

The 37-year-old has spent recent years with the Springboks as a kicking coach and was part of their 2011 World Cup management. He is currently contracted until the end of December.

 

JUNIOR

WP Craven Week 1992 and 1993
SA Schools 1992 and 1993
SA Tech 1994

SENIOR

PROVINCIAL
Year              Team            Caps        Points scored
1994-2002        WP            64        341
2005            Sharks        4        42
SUPER RUGBY

1998-2002, 2009     Stormers    58 Caps       217 Points scored
2006-2007        Sharks    21 Caps        213 Points scored

NATIONAL

Year              Team            Caps        Points scored
1997-2008        Springboks         102        893
1997-2008         South Africa (Tour matches) 2    13
1997            Emerging Boks    1        2
1999, 2006         SA XV            2        31

FOREIGN

Year              Team            Caps        Points scored
2003-2005        Newport Gwent Dragons 38    251
2007-2008        Perpignan         14        95
2001-2003, 2008    Barbarians         10        33

HONOURS:
SA Rugby Player of the Year nominee, 1997 & 2007; President’s Special Award, 2004.
At the time of his retirement from International Test Rugby, Montgomery held 94 Springbok records.
Some records that still stand: Most Tests as a fullback (87); Most tries in Tests as a fullback (18); Most Test points (893); Most conversions in Tests (153); Most penalty goals in Tests (148) and he scored the most points in RWC 2007 (105).