FA Meiring

FA Meiring

Birth name	Francois Anton Meiring
Date of birth	(1967-08-24) 24 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Somerset East, Eastern Cape
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
School	Gill College, Somerset East
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Eastern Province () Northern Transvaal 105 (53) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994 South Africa

Francois Anton Meiring (born 24 August 1967) is a South African former rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

As a schoolboy, Meiring represented North Eastern Cape at the 1986 Craven Week tournament after which he was selected for the South African Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut in 1990 and played provincial rugby for Eastern Province and Northern Transvaal. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand. Meiring did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks. ^[2]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 612
• List of South Africa national under-18 rugby union team players

References

1. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 88. ISBN   0620172940.
2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 117. ISBN   0620209607.