Daantjie Rossouw

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Daantjie Rossouw
Birth nameDaniël Hendrik Rossouw
Date of birth5 September 1930
Place of birth Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
Date of death28 January 2010(2010-01-28) (aged 79)
Place of death Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
School Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck, Cape Town
University University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1950–1952 Northern Transvaal ()
1953–1955 Western Province ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1953 South Africa 2 (3)

Daniël Hendrik 'Daantjie' Rossouw (5 September 1930 – 28 January 2010) was a South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Rossouw finished his schooling at the Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck in Cape Town, where after he moved to Pretoria to study at the University of Pretoria. He joined the University's rugby club and made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal. In 1953, Rossouw relocated to Stellenbosch to further his law studies at Stellenbosch University and was he selected to represent Western Province.

Rossouw made his test debut for the Springboks in the third test match against the touring Australian team, captained by John Solomon on 19 September 1953 at Kingsmead in Durban. [2] Rossouw's selection for this third test match was as a replacement for Tjol Lategan, who injured his shoulder in the previous test. He also played in the fourth test against the Australians and was set to continue as Springbok centre in the upcoming series against the British Lions. However, he decided to retire from rugby in the mid –1955, at a relatively young age of not yet twenty–five. [3] Rossouw scored one test try for the Springboks.

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDateVenue
1.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18–8 Centre 119 September 1953 Kingsmead, Durban
2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia22–9Centre26 September 1953 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

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References

  1. ↑ "Daantjie Rossouw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 12–13. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
  3. ↑ Craven, Daniel Hartman, 1910-1993. (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. pp. 173–174. ISBN   0620048794. OCLC   86067195.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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