Jan Lotz

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Jan Lotz
Birth nameJan Willem Lotz
Date of birth(1910-08-26)26 August 1910
Place of birth Krugersdorp, South Africa
Date of death13 August 1986(1986-08-13) (aged 75)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
SchoolKrugersdorp High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Transvaal ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1937–38 South Africa 8 (3)
1937 South Africa (tour) 18 (3)

Jan Willem Lotz (26 August 1910 – 13 August 1986) was a South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Lotz played provincial rugby for the Transvaal in the South African Currie Cup competition. He played his first test matches for South Africa on 26 June 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. During 1937 and 1938 he played in all 8 test matches played by the Springboks and was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand, which won the test series against both countries. He played his last test match against the British Isles on 10 September 1938 at Newlands in Cape Town. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jan Lotz". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ↑ 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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