Johannes Jacobus 'Johan' Spies (born 8 May 1945) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Johannes Jacobus Spies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 May 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Harrismith, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Spies played provincial rugby in South Africa for Northern Transvaal. He made his test debut for the Springboks in 1970 against the touring New Zealand team on 25 July 1970 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He played in all four test matches against the All Blacks.[2] He toured with the Springboks to Australia during 1971 and played seven tour matches.[3]
Test history edit
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  New Zealand |
17–6 | Lock | 25 Jul 1970 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 2. | New Zealand |
8–9 | Lock | 8 Aug 1970 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 3. | New Zealand |
14–3 | Lock | 29 Aug 1970 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 4. | New Zealand |
20–17 | Lock | 12 Sep 1970 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 446
References edit
- ^ "Johan Spies". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 75–78. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Grieb, Eddie (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY. p. 184. ISBN 978-0620692908. OCLC 957740131.