Piet Veldsman

Piet Veldsman

Birth name	Pieter Eden Veldsman
Date of birth	(1952-03-11) 11 March 1952 (age 73)
Place of birth	George, Western Cape, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	Tygerberg High School, Parow, Cape Town
University	Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1970–1972 Maties () 1973–1980 Bellville RFU () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1976–1979 Western Province () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1977 South Africa 1

Pieter Eden Veldsman (born 11 March 1952) is a former South African rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

In 1969 and during his final year at school, Veldsman was selected to represent the Western Province schools team at the annual Craven Week tournament that was held in Pietermaritzburg. During the early seventies Veldsman played for the Western Province under–20 side and he made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1976. ^[2]

Veldsman made his test match debut, which was also his only test for the Springboks, on 27 August 1977 against the World XV team at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Along with Veldsman, there were seven other debutants in the 1977 test match, of whom five also played in only one test match for the Springboks. ^[3]

Test history

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

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 497

References

1. "Piet Veldsman". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
2. Craven, Daniel Hartman, 1910-1993. (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. p. 237. ISBN   0620048794. OCLC   86067195.
3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949–1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 97. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.