Cornelius Petrus Johannes “Corné” Krige (born 21 March 1975) is a retired South African.
Corne Krige was born on 21 March 1975 in Lusaka, Zambia.
He was schooled in South Africa at Paarl Boys’ High School, about 60 km from Cape Town.
He played most of his rugby for South African teams, and resides there.
Krige’s Test debut came in 1999 after recovering from career-threatening knee and hand injuries.
He captained the Springboks on his test debut in a 101–0 victory over Italy in Durban.
His Super Rugby career then ended several weeks early when he was handed an eight-week ban for head-butting an opponent in 2004.
He finished his career in the English Premiership with Northampton Saints, signing for the 2004–05 season.
Krige made one more high-profile appearance on a rugby field, captaining a Western Province XV against a World XV in his testimonial at Newlands on 9 June 2006.
Krige and former Springbok teammates Bobby Skinstad and RobbieFleck were business partners, owning Billie the B.U.M.S. Restaurant and a Cocktail Bar in Newlands.