George Philip "Flappie" Lochner (11 January 1914 – 30 January 1996) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | George Philip Lochner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vanrhynsdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 January 1996 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Somerset West, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79.5 kg (175 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Dirkie Uys, Moorreesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editLochner was born in Vanrhynsdorp. He attended the Hoërskool Dirkie Uys in Moorreesburg, after which he studied at Stellenbosch University. After completing his studies, Lochner began teaching, first in Cradock and later at Kingswood College in Grahamstown. In 1935 he made his provincial debut for theEastern Province.[2]
Lochner was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first test match for South Africa on 25 September 1937 against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland. Lochner also played 9 tour matches and scored eight tries. In 1938 he played in two test matches against the touring team from the British Isles, scoring one try.[3]
Lochner returned to Stellenbosch in 1939 to further his studies where he played forWestern Province. In 1940 he became a lecturer at the Wellington Training College and played for Wellington Club and forBoland from 1940 to 1943. He later served as selector and manager of the Springbok team.[2]
Test history
edit| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  New Zealand |
17–6 | Centre | 25 Sep 1937 | Eden Park, Auckland | |
| 2. |  British Isles |
26–12 | Centre | 6 Aug 1938 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 3. | British Isles |
19–3 | Centre | 1 | 3 Sep 1938 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth |
See also
edit- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 249
References
edit- ^ "Flappie Lochner". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b Craven, Daniel Hartman (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. p. 156. ISBN 0620048794. OCLC 86067195.
- ^ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 240. ISBN 9780620872041.