Johan Marais

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Johan Marais
Birth nameJohannes Hendricus Marais
Date of birth (1959-05-28) 28 May 1959 (age 63)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
School Hoërskool Menlopark (1972-76)
University University of Pretoria (1977-80)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Tukkies ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980–1985 Northern Transvaal 40 ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1981 South Africa

Johannes Hendricus Marais (born 28 May 1959 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.

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Playing career

Marais represented the Northern Transvaal Schools team at the 1975 and the 1976 annual Craven Week tournament. After matriculating at Hoërskool Menlopark, Marais enrolled at the University of Pretoria in 1977. He played and captained the Northern Transvaal under–20 team and made his senior provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1980. At the end of the 1980 rugby season, Marais was nominated as one of the five South African young players of the year. [1]

Marais toured with the Springboks to New Zealand in 1981. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks, but played in five tour matches, scoring one try. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1986. S.A. Rugby Writers' Society. p. 68.
  2. ↑ Greyvenstein, Chris. (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. p. 218. ISBN   0958406227. OCLC   35978057.
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