Jacobus Frederick Beatrix 'Piston' van Wyk (born 21 December 1943) is a former South African rugby union player.
| Birth name | Jacobus Frederick Beatrix van Wyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 December 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vereeniging, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | John Orr Technical High School, Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Van Wyk played most of his provincial rugby in South Africa with Northern Transvaal and also played one season with Natal. He made his test debut for the Springboks in 1970 against New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and played in all four tests during the series against the touring All Blacks. In 1971 he played in the test series against France and Australia and in 1972, he was the hooker in the losing test against England at Ellis Park. He then played three tests against the 1974 British Lions and two tests against the 1976 All Blacks.[1] He also played four tour matches for the Springboks.[2]
Test history edit
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  New Zealand |
17–6 | Hooker | 25 July 1970 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 2. | New Zealand |
8–9 | Hooker | 8 August 1970 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 3. | New Zealand |
14–3 | Hooker | 29 August 1970 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 4. | New Zealand |
20–17 | Hooker | 12 September 1970 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 5. |  France |
22–9 | Hooker | 12 June 1971 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 6. | France |
8–8 | Hooker | 19 June 1971 | Kings Park, Durban | |
| 7. |  Australia |
19–11 | Hooker | 17 July 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 8. | Australia |
14–6 | Hooker | 31 July 1971 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | |
| 9. | Australia |
18–6 | Hooker | 7 August 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 10. |  England |
9–18 | Hooker | 3 June 1972 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 11. |  British Lions |
3–12 | Hooker | 8 June 1974 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 12. | British Lions |
9–26 | Hooker | 13 July 1974 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 13. | British Lions |
13–13 | Hooker | 27 July 1974 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 14. | New Zealand |
15–10 | Hooker | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 15. | New Zealand |
15–14 | Hooker | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 445
References edit
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 75–96. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 164. ISBN 0958423148.