Albie Bates

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Albie Bates
Born
Albert Jacobus Bates

(1941-04-18)18 April 1941
Died26 October 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 80)
Pretoria, Gauteng
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
SchoolMilner High School, Klerksdorp
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight, Flank
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1965– Western Transvaal ()
Northern Transvaal ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1969–1972 South Africa 4

Albert Jacobus Bates (18 April 1941 – 26 October 2021) was a South African rugby union player and coach. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Bates played his senior provincial rugby in South Africa for Western Transvaal and Northern Transvaal. He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland, against England at Twickenham. He also played test matches against the All Blacks in 1970 and the one-off test against England in 1972. [3] He also played in fourteen tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks. [4]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults (SA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.Flag of England.svg  England 8–11Flank20 December 1969 Twickenham, London
2.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17–6 Number eight 25 July 1970 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand8–9Number eight8 August 1970 Newlands, Cape Town
4.Flag of England.svg  England 9–18Number eight 3 June 1972 Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

References

  1. "Albie Bates". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Heenop, Albert (31 October 2021). "Die bek kyk toe sommer opsy neus!". Rapport.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 72, 75–76, 84. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
  4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 140. ISBN   0958423148.