André van Staden

Last updated

André van Staden
Born
Jacobus Adriaan van Staden

(1946-12-15) 15 December 1946 (age 78)
Brakpan, Gauteng
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
SchoolNylstroom Hoërskool
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Northern Transvaal ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1974 South Africa (tour) 454 (0)

Jacobus Adriaan 'André' van Staden (born 15 December 1946) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Playing career

Van Staden played his provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal and was a member of the Currie Cup winning teams in 1969, 1973 and 1974. He was also in the team that drew the final with Transvaal in 1971. [2]

In 1974, Van Staden was selected to tour with the Springboks to France. He did not play in any test matches but played in three tour matches for the Springboks. [3]

See also

References

  1. "Andre van Staden". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 175–176. ISBN   0958423148.
  3. Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 337. ISBN   1-86806-095-0. OCLC   105375255.