André de Wet

André de Wet

Full name	André Eloff de Wet
Born	(1946-08-01) 1 August 1946 (age 79) Kokstad, South Africa
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	101.3 kg (223 lb)
School	Selborne College
University	Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Western Province () Border () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1969 South Africa 3 (0)

André Eloff de Wet (born 1 August 1946) is a South African former international rugby union player.

Born in Kokstad, de Wet represented Border Schools while attending Selborne College and played rugby for Stellenbosch University, from where he was selected to a Southern Universities XV. He made his representative debut for Western Province in 1967 and two years later gained Springboks selection for a home series against the Wallabies, appearing as a lock in two Test matches. As a member of the 1969–70 Springboks tour, de Wet made a further Test appearance against England at Twickenham. He later competed for Border. ^{[1] [2]}

Post rugby, de Wet served in both the House of Assembly and Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. ^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players

References

1. "Churchmen to join big rugby demonstration". Evening Despatch. 20 December 1969.
2. Schoeman, Chris (15 November 2020). Rugby Behind Barbed Wire. Amberley Publishing.
3. "André de Wet". bokhist.com.