Piet Uys (rugby union)
| Full name | Pieter de Waal Uys | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 December 2009 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
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Pieter de Waal Uys (10 December 1937 — 12 December 2009) was a South African rugby union international.[1]
Born in Paarl, Uys was a scrum-half, of a bigger size than most who were then playing in that position.[2]
Uys earned 12 Test caps for the Springboks throughout the 1960s. Debuting on the 1960–61 tour of Europe, Uys featured in wins against all the home nations during the trip.[2] He represented the Pretoria Police Rugby Club and turned out in provincial rugby for the Bulls, which he captained in the 1970 Currie Cup final loss to Griqualand West.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "S. Africa Rugby favourites". Birmingham Evening Mail. 16 August 1969.
- ^ a b "Piet Uys dies". Independent Online. 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Bok Piet Uys passes away". News24. 12 December 2009.
External links
[edit]- Piet Uys at ESPNscrum