Hermanus Potgieter

Hermanus Potgieter

Birth name	Hermanus Lambertus Potgieter
Date of birth	(1953-11-11) 11 November 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
School	Kirkwood High School
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Free State () - Eastern Province () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1977 South Africa 1 (4)

Hermanus Lambertus Potgieter (born 11 January 1953 in Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

Potgieter attended the University of Stellenbosch for two years in 1973 and 1974, after which he relocated to the University of the Free State. ^[2] He went on the play his senior provincial rugby for the Free State and Eastern Province. Potgieter made his test match debut for the Springboks against the World XV on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and scored a try on his test debut. ^[3]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	World XV	45–24	Wing	1	27 August 1977	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Accolades

Potgieter was one of the five Young Players of the Year in 1975, along with Tommy du Plessis, Christo Wagenaar, De Wet Ras and Corrie Pypers. In 1977 he was one of the five players nominated for SA Rugby Player of the Year, when Moaner van Heerden received the award.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 493

References

1. "Hermanus Potgieter". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
2. Craven, Daniel Hartman, 1910-1993. (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. p. 235. ISBN   0620048794. OCLC   86067195.
3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 97. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.