Barry Wolmarans

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Barry Wolmarans
Birth nameBarend Johannes Wolmarans
Date of birth (1953-03-22) 22 March 1953 (age 69)
Place of birth Oudtshoorn, Western Cape
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
SchoolOudtshoorn High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
?
1975–1984		 Boland
Free State 		?
116		 ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1977 South Africa 1 (4)

Barend Johannes 'Barry' Wolmarans (born 22 March 1953 in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Wolmarans made his provincial debut for Boland while studying at the Wellington Teachers College. He joined the Free State in 1975 and played 116 matches for the union and was part of the team that won the Currie Cup in 1976. [2] At the time of his retirement in 1984, Wolmarans and his fly–half partner, De Wet Ras played together as a combination on 89 occasions, which was a South African provincial record at the time. [3]

Wolmarans made his test match debut for the Springboks against the World XV on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and scored a try in his debut test. [4] He was selected for the 1981 tour to New Zealand and the USA and played six matches on tour. [5]

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. World XV 45–24 Scrum-half 127 August 1977 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

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References

  1. ↑ "Barry Wolmarans". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ↑ "Currie Cup Finals History". supersport.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1985. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 134.
  4. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 97. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
  5. ↑ Greyvenstein, Chris. (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. pp. 216–228. ISBN   0958406227. OCLC   35978057.


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