Dale Santon


Dale Santon is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career

Santon played for the South African [Rugby Union (SACOS)|Western Province Sacos] Schools team in 1986 and made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1993. In 1996 he joined the Boland Cavaliers and played 120 games over a seven-year period, scoring 33 tries for the union. In 1996, Santon was also selected for the South Africa A national [rugby union team|South African A team], a feat he achieved again in 2001.
He also had two stints in Super Rugby, both with the Bulls. His first event was during the 1998 and 1999 seasons, when he played ten games and then again in 2003 and 2004.
Santon toured with the Springboks during the end of the year tour to Europe in 1997 and played in one tour game. He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 2003 Tri Nations, as a replacement for Danie Coetzee against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town. Santon was also a member of the South African squad for the 2003 [Rugby World Cup] that was held in Australia and played in the test against Georgia during the Pool stages of the tournament. He played in four test matches for the Springboks.

Test history

No.OppositionResult PositionTriesDateVenue
1.26–22Replacement12 Jul 2003Newlands, Cape Town
2.16–52Replacement19 Jul 2003Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.ru|GEO|1990