# Krynauw Otto

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 South Eastern Transvaal in 1990. He then moved to Northern Transvaal, 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 Romania 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. | Romania | 21–8 | Lock | | 30 May 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 2. | Canada | 20–0 | Substitute | | 3 Jun 1995 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 3. | Samoa | 42–14 | Substitute | | 10 Jun 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 4. | British Lions | 35–16 | Lock | | 5 Jul 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 5. | New Zealand | 32–35 | Lock | | 19 Jul 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 6. | Australia | 20–32 | Lock | | 2 Aug 1997 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 7. | New Zealand | 35–55 | Lock | | 9 Aug 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 8. | Italy | 61–31 | Lock | | 8 Nov 1997 | Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna |
| 9. | France | 36–32 | Lock | | 15 Nov 1997 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| 10. | France | 52–10 | Lock | | 22 Nov 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 11. | England | 29–11 | Lock | | 29 Nov 1997 | Twickenham, London |
| 12. | Scotland | 68–10 | Lock | | 6 Dec 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 13. | Ireland | 37–13 | Lock | | 13 Jun 1998 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 14. | Ireland | 33–0 | Lock | | 20 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 15. | Wales | 96–13 | Lock | 1 | 27 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 16. | England | 18–0 | Lock | | 4 Jul 1998 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 17. | Australia | 14–13 | Lock | | 18 Jul 1998 | Subiaco Oval, Perth |
| 18. | New Zealand | 13–3 | Lock | | 25 Jul 1998 | Athletic Park, Wellington |
| 19. | New Zealand | 24–23 | Lock | | 15 Aug 1998 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 20. | Australia | 29–15 | Lock | | 22 Aug 1998 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 21. | Wales | 28–20 | Lock | | 14 Nov 1998 | Wembley, London |
| 22. | Scotland | 35–10 | Lock | | 21 Nov 1998 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 23. | Ireland | 27–13 | Lock | | 28 Nov 1998 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 24. | England | 7–13 | Lock | | 5 Dec 1998 | Twickenham, London |
| 25. | Italy | 74–3 | Lock | | 12 Jun 1999 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 26. | Wales | 19–29 | Lock | | 26 Jun 1998 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| 27. | New Zealand | 0–28 | Lock | | 10 Jul 1999 | Carisbrook, Dunedin |
| 28. | Australia | 6–32 | Lock | | 17 Jul 1999 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 29. | Scotland | 46–29 | Substitute | | 3 Oct 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 30. | Spain | 47–3 | Lock | | 10 Oct 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 31. | Uruguay | 39–3 | Lock | | 15 Oct 1999 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| 32. | England | 44–21 | Lock | | 24 Oct 1999 | Stade de France, Paris |
| 33. | Australia | 21–27 | Lock | | 30 Oct 1999 | Twickenham, London |
| 34. | New Zealand | 22–18 | Lock | | 4 Nov 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| 35. | Canada | 51–18 | Lock | | 10 Jun 2000 | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London |
| 36. | England | 18–13 | Lock | | 17 Jun 2000 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 37. | England | 22–27 | Lock | | 24 Jun 2000 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 38. | Australia | 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.