Percival Colin Montgomery OIS was born on 15 March 1974 and is a South African former professional rugby union player.
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15 Facts About Percy Montgomery
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Percy Montgomery is currently the highest scoring full-back in the history of international rugby.
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Percy Montgomery was born 15 March 1974 in Walvis Bay, an enclave of South Africa that was transferred to Namibia in 1994.
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Percy Montgomery attended one of the oldest schools in the country, South African College Schools, in Cape Town.
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Percy Montgomery played the early part of his South African domestic career for Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers in Super Rugby; before moving to Wales in 2002 to join Newport RFC, and joined the Newport Gwent Dragons after the 2003 reorganisation of Welsh rugby into a regional setup.
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Percy Montgomery then played for Western Province and the Stormers before ending his playing career in May 2009.
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Percy Montgomery played at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals and had amassed 50 caps by the end of 2001.
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Percy Montgomery was the leading points scorer in the Tri Nations in 2004 and 2005, and currently holds the record for the most points scored in a career by a Springbok rugby player.
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On 14 September 2007, Percy Montgomery reached two major milestones in the springboks' second 2007 Rugby World Cup pool match against England.
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Percy Montgomery became the first Springbok to score 800 Test points and, more significantly, he equalled Joost van der Westhuizen as the most-capped Springbok with his 89th appearance.
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Percy Montgomery was the leading point scorer in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing a key role in the Boks' successful march to the Webb Ellis Cup.
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On 13 May 2003 while playing for Newport, Percy Montgomery was sent off for pushing a touch judge to the ground, and was later heavily fined and given a two-year ban, with 18 months suspended, for the offence of "assaulting a match official".
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Percy Montgomery consequently missed the 2003 Rugby World Cup and returned to play in Wales in early December 2003.
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Percy Montgomery was contracted to play for Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers in the Super 14 to 2009.
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