# Adrian Garvey

Adrian Christopher Garvey (born 25 June 1968 in Bulawayo) is a former Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player. He played as a tighthead prop, and was known for his mobility and ball skills.

## Career

Garvey played 1st team rugby at Plumtree High School in Zimbabwe and was selected for the Zimbabwe Schools team in 1986. During his senior career he played for Old Miltonians, Coastal Sharks, Natal and Newport RFC.
He is one of the few players to have competed at the Rugby World Cup for two countries. He had 10 caps for Zimbabwe, from 1990 to 1993, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He played three games at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, scoring two tries at the 51–12 loss to Scotland, on 9 October 1991.
He later became a South African naturalized citizen and decided to play for South Africa. He had 28 caps, from 1996 to 1999, scoring 4 tries, 20 points in aggregate. He played two times at the Tri Nations, being a member of the winning side in 1998. He was called for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing a single game in the 47–3 win over Spain, at Murrayfield, on 10 October 1999. That would be his last game for the Springboks.

### Test history

Zimbabwe :
| No. | Opposition | Result (Zim 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 22–9 | Tighthead prop | | 5 May 1990 | Police Grounds, Harare |
| 2. | Morocco | 16–0 | Tighthead prop | | 8 May 1990 | Police Grounds, Harare |
| 3. | Ireland | 11–55 | Tighthead prop | | 6 Oct 1991 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 4. | Scotland | 12–51 | Tighthead prop | 2 | 9 Oct 1991 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 5. | Japan | 8–52 | Tighthead prop | | 14 Oct 1991 | Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast |
| 6. | Wales | 14–35 | Tighthead prop | | 22 May 1993 | Hartsfield, Bulawayo |
| 7. | Wales | 13–42 | Tighthead prop | | 29 May 1993 | Police Grounds, Harare |
| 8. | Kenya | 42–7 | Tighthead prop | | 3 Jul 1993 | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi |
| 9. | Arabian Gulf | 21–50 | Tighthead prop | | 7 Jul 1993 | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi |
| 10. | Namibia | 16–41 | Tighthead prop | | 10 Jul 1993 | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi |
| South Africa |||||||
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
| 1. | Argentina | 46–15 | Tighthead prop | | 9 Nov 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires |
| 2. | Argentina | 44–21 | Tighthead prop | | 16 Nov 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires |
| 3. | France | 22–12 | Tighthead prop | | 30 Nov 1996 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
| 4. | France | 13–12 | Tighthead prop | | 7 Dec 1996 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 5. | Wales | 37–20 | Tighthead prop | | 15 Dec 1996 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
| 6. | Tonga | 74–10 | Tighthead prop | 2 | 10 Jun 1997 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 7. | British Lions | 16–25 | Tighthead prop | | 21 Jun 1997 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 8. | British Lions | 15–18 | Tighthead prop | | 28 Jun 1997 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 9. | British Lions | 35–16 | Replacement | | 15 Jul 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 10. | Australia | 20–32 | Replacement | | 2 Aug 1997 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 11. | Italy | 61–31 | Tighthead prop | | 8 Nov 1997 | Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna |
| 12. | France | 36–32 | Tighthead prop | | 15 Nov 1997 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| 13. | France | 52–10 | Tighthead prop | | 22 Nov 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 14. | England | 29–11 | Tighthead prop | 1 | 29 Nov 1997 | Twickenham, London |
| 15. | Scotland | 68–10 | Tighthead prop | | 6 Dec 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 16. | Ireland | 37–13 | Tighthead prop | | 13 Jun 1998 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 17. | Ireland | 33–0 | Tighthead prop | | 20 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 18. | Wales | 96–13 | Tighthead prop | | 27 Jun 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 19. | England | 18–0 | Tighthead prop | | 4 Jul 1998 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 20. | Australia | 14–13 | Tighthead prop | | 18 Jul 1998 | Subiaco Oval, Perth |
| 21. | New Zealand | 13–3 | Tighthead prop | | 25 Jul 1998 | Athletic Park, Wellington |
| 22. | New Zealand | 24–23 | Tighthead prop | | 15 Aug 1998 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 23. | Australia | 29–15 | Tighthead prop | 1 | 22 Aug 1998 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 24. | Wales | 28–20 | Tighthead prop | | 14 Nov 1998 | Wembley, London |
| 25. | Scotland | 35–10 | Tighthead prop | | 21 Nov 1998 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 26. | Ireland | 27–13 | Tighthead prop | | 28 Nov 1998 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 27. | England | 7–13 | Tighthead prop | | 5 Dec 1998 | Twickenham, London |
| 28. | Spain | 47–3 | Tighthead prop | | 10 Oct 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |

## Miscellaneous

Garvey made the popular move from rugby to mountain biking after retiring from professional sport and participated in the 2011 Absa Cape Epic mountain bike stage race.