Piet Uys (rugby union)

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Piet Uys
Full namePieter de Waal Uys
Born(1937-12-10)10 December 1937
Paarl, South Africa
Died12 December 2009(2009-12-12) (aged 72)
Pretoria, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1960–69 South Africa 12 (0)

Pieter de Waal Uys (10 December 1937 — 12 December 2009) was a South African rugby union international. [1]

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Born in Paarl, Uys was a scrum-half, of a bigger size than most who were then playing in that position. [2]

Uys earned 12 Test caps for the Springboks throughout the 1960s. Debuting on the 1960–61 tour of Europe, Uys featured in wins against all the home nations during the trip. [2] He represented the Pretoria Police Rugby Club and turned out in provincial rugby for the Bulls, which he captained in the 1970 Currie Cup final loss to Griqualand West. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "S. Africa Rugby favourites". Birmingham Evening Mail . 16 August 1969.
  2. 1 2 "Piet Uys dies". Independent Online . 13 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Bok Piet Uys passes away". News24 . 12 December 2009.
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