Stefan Terblanche

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Stefan Terblanche (born in Mossel Bay on July 2nd, 1975) is a rugby union player. He plays mostly on the wing but can also play fullback. Stefan played in 37 tests for the Springboks, scoring 19 tries, including a South African test record of 4 tries on debut against Ireland at Bloemfontein on June 13, 1998, which he later bettered by scoring 5 tries against Italy on June 19th 1999. Stefan started his career under the tutilage of Nick Mallet at the Boland Cavaliers, then played for the Natal Sharks and is currently playing for Ospreys in Wales.

He is known as a great finisher - his test try per match ratio of 0.51 is among the highest in Springbok history and is significantly better than those of players like Carel du Plessis (0.33), Breyton Paulse (0.4) and Jean de Villiers (0.4), on par with current star Jaque Fourie (0.5) and old legend Pieter Rossouw (0.48) but short of Ray Mordt (0.66 or two tries in every three tests) and Danie Gerber's (0.79) incredible scoring records.