Krynauw Otto (born 8 October 1971) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a lock.
Playing career Provincial Otto made his provincial debut as a nineteen-year-old, for in 1990. He then moved to , playing for the under-20 side and in 1993, made his debut for the senior side. He was a member of the Blue Bulls team that won the Currie Cup in 1998.
International Otto made his debut for the South African national team in the 1995 Rugby World Cup against at Newlands in Cape Town and went on to play 38 tests.
He was part of the 1998 Springbok team that won the Tri-Nations and a member of the 1999 World Cup squad that finished third in the tournament.
Otto retired at the age of 28 after medical examinations revealed a subdural haematoma in the left frontal area of his brain, incurred during a match against Australia on 8 July 2000.
Test history No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 21–8 Lock 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town 2. 20–0 Substitute 3 Jun 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 3. 42–14 Substitute 10 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 4. British Lions 35–16 Lock 5 Jul 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 5. 32–35 Lock 19 Jul 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 6. 20–32 Lock 2 Aug 1997 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 7. 35–55 Lock 9 Aug 1997 Eden Park, Auckland 8. 61–31 Lock 8 Nov 1997 Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna 9. 36–32 Lock 15 Nov 1997 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 10. 52–10 Lock 22 Nov 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris 11. 29–11 Lock 29 Nov 1997 Twickenham, London 12. 68–10 Lock 6 Dec 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 13. 37–13 Lock 13 Jun 1998 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 14. 33–0 Lock 20 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 15. 96–13 Lock 1 27 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 16. 18–0 Lock 4 Jul 1998 Newlands, Cape Town 17. 14–13 Lock 18 Jul 1998 Subiaco Oval, Perth 18. 13–3 Lock 25 Jul 1998 Athletic Park, Wellington 19. 24–23 Lock 15 Aug 1998 Kings Park, Durban 20. 29–15 Lock 22 Aug 1998 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 21. 28–20 Lock 14 Nov 1998 Wembley, London 22. 35–10 Lock 21 Nov 1998 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 23. 27–13 Lock 28 Nov 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 24. 7–13 Lock 5 Dec 1998 Twickenham, London 25. 74–3 Lock 12 Jun 1999 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 26. 19–29 Lock 26 Jun 1998 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 27. 0–28 Lock 10 Jul 1999 Carisbrook, Dunedin 28. 6–32 Lock 17 Jul 1999 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 29. 46–29 Substitute 3 Oct 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 30. 47–3 Lock 10 Oct 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 31. 39–3 Lock 15 Oct 1999 Hampden Park, Glasgow 32. 44–21 Lock 24 Oct 1999 Stade de France, Paris 33. 21–27 Lock 30 Oct 1999 Twickenham, London 34. 22–18 Lock 4 Nov 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 35. 51–18 Lock 10 Jun 2000 Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 36. 18–13 Lock 17 Jun 2000 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 37. 22–27 Lock 24 Jun 2000 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 38. 23–44 Lock 8 Jul 2000 Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
Accolades In 1993, Otto was nominated one of the five most Promising Players of the Year (under-23), along with FP Naude, Ryno Opperman, Christiaan Scholtz and Johan Roux.
See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 615
References
External links Krynauw Otto (Archived) at sporting-heroes.net