Flappie Lochner

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Flappie Lochner
Birth nameGeorge Philip Lochner
Date of birth(1914-01-11)11 January 1914
Place of birth Vanrhynsdorp, South Africa
Date of death30 January 1996(1996-01-30) (aged 82)
Place of death Somerset West, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79.5 kg (175 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Dirkie Uys, Moorreesburg
University Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1931–34, 39 Maties ()
1935 Cradock Rovers ()
1936–38 Albanie ()
1940–43 Wellington Rugby Football Club ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1935–38 Eastern Province ()
1939 Western Province ()
1940–43 Boland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1937–38 South Africa 3 (3)
1937 South Africa (tour) 9 (24)

George Philip "Flappie" Lochner (11 January 1914 – 30 January 1996) was a South African rugby union player. [1]

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Biography

Lochner was born in Vanrhynsdorp. He attended the Hoërskool Dirkie Uys in Moorreesburg, after which he studied at Stellenbosch University. After completing his studies, Lochner began teaching, first in Cradock and later at Kingswood College in Grahamstown. In 1935 he made his provincial debut for theEastern Province. [2]

Lochner was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first test match for South Africa on 25 September 1937 against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland. Lochner also played 9 tour matches and scored eight tries. In 1938 he played in two test matches against the touring team from the British Isles, scoring one try. [3]

Lochner returned to Stellenbosch in 1939 to further his studies where he played forWestern Province. In 1940 he became a lecturer at the Wellington Training College and played for Wellington Club and forBoland from 1940 to 1943. He later served as selector and manager of the Springbok team. [2]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17–6 Centre 25 Sep 1937 Eden Park, Auckland
2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Isles 26–12Centre6 Aug 1938 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Isles 19–3Centre13 Sep 1938 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

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References

  1. ↑ "Flappie Lochner". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Craven, Daniel Hartman (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. p. 156. ISBN   0620048794. OCLC   86067195.
  3. ↑ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 240. ISBN   9780620872041.
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