Nico Wegner

Nico Wegner
Birth name	George Nicolaas Wegner
Date of birth	3 December 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth	Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
School	Nelspruit High School
University	Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Maties
	CA Villeneuve sur Lot
	Parma
	Hamiltons
	Durban Crusaders
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1992–1996	Western Province
1997–1999	Natal Sharks
2000–2001	Falcons
Super Rugby
Years	Team
1998–1999	Sharks
International career
Years	Team
1993–1994	South Africa

George Nicolaas 'Nico' Wegner (born 3 December 1968) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1]

Playing career edit

Wegner represented the Lowveld Schools team at the annual Craven Week in 1986 held in Graaff-Reinet. After school he did his national service and then enrolled at Stellenbosch University. He made his debut for the Western Province senior side in 1992. Wegner moved to the Sharks in 1997 and joined the Falcons in 2000.^[2]

Wegner made his test debut for South Africa during the 1993 French tour of South Africa, in second test on 3 July 1993 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. In 1993 Wegner toured with the Springboks to Australia, where he played in all three tests and to Argentina. He also toured as a replacement to New Zealand in 1994. Wegner played in four tests matches and eight tour matches for the Springboks.^[3]

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Dates	Venue
1.	France	17–18	Lock	3 Jul 1993	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	Australia	19–12	Lock	31 Jul 1993	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
3.	Australia	20–28	Lock	14 Aug 1993	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
4.	Australia	12–19	Lock	21 Aug 1993	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney