Henry Tromp
# Henry Tromp

Henry Tromp (born 29 December 1966) is a South African former rugby union player.

## Playing career

Tromp made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1988, after which he moved to Western Transvaal in 1990 and to Natal in 1993. He returned to the Northern Transvaal in 1994 and remained with the union until his retirement.

Tromp made his test debut for the Springboks in 1996 during the second test against New Zealand at Kings Park in Durban. He played a further three test matches in 1996, the third test against New Zealand and one test each against Argentina and France. He also played four tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.

### Test history

| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Date | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | New Zealand | 19–23 | Hooker | 17 Aug 1996 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 2. | New Zealand | 26–33 | Hooker | 24 Aug 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 3. | Argentina | 44–21 | Replacement | 16 Nov 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires |
| 4. | France | 22–12 | Replacement | 30 Nov 1996 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |

## Conviction

The incident took place in 1992 when Tromp worked at his father's farm. A labourer reported that pounds 11 had been stolen from him and a 16-year-old youth owned up.

Tromp and his father took turns to beat him with a fan belt - the kind of summary justice dished out in apartheid South Africa - but the black kid later died from the injuries.

The Tromps were jailed for aggravated assault. Two-year sentences were halved on appeal and they spent only four months inside.

