Pieter Kuyper Albertyn

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PK Albertyn
Birth namePieter Kuyper Albertyn
Date of birth(1897-05-27)27 May 1897
Place of birth Kleinmond, Cape Colony
Date of death7 March 1973(1973-03-07) (aged 75)
Place of death Cape Town, Cape Province
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
School Stellenbosch Boys' High
University Victoria College
Guy's Hospital
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
South Western Districts ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1924 South Africa 4 (3)

Pieter Kuyper Albertyn (27 May 1897 – 7 March 1973), known as "PK" or "Pierre", was a South African rugby union player and 15th captain of the South Africa national rugby union team. [1]

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Biography

Born in the small coastal town, Kleinmond, Albertyn received his schooling at the Stellenbosch Boys' High, after which he went on to the Victoria College in Stellenbosch. During his studies he represented the Maties on the rugby field and played mainly wing, where he was able to utilize his great speed. In 1919, Albertyn was selected to play against the combined New Zealand military team. In this match he injured his knee in such a way that it threatened to end his rugby career. After the injury and in an effort to protect his knee, he was obliged to switch to centre. In October 1920, Albertyn went to Guy's Hospital, London to study dentistry and on his return to South Africa in June 1923, he settled in George where he practiced as a dentist. [2]

Before the 1924 tour of the British Islands to South Africa, the Sprinbok selectors held trials after which a provisional team was selected. Albertyn was not invited to the trials nor was he selected for the team. A practice match in Durban was arranged for the provisional team and it was then that Albertyn, even before he played any provincial matches, received a request from Oubaas Mark, a national selector, to be in Durban for the match. Albertyn was subsequently selected for the first test, as centre and captain of the team. He captained the Springboks in all four test matches in the series against the British Isles, scoring a try in the second test. [3]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDatesVenue
1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Isles 7–3 Centre (c)16 Aug 1924 Kingsmead, Durban
2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Isles 17–0Centre (c)123 Aug 1924 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Isles 3–3Centre (c)13 Sep 1924 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Isles 16–9Centre (c)20 Sep 1924 Newlands, Cape Town

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References

  1. ↑ "Pierre Albertyn". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Craven, Daniel Hartman (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. pp. 123–124. ISBN   0620048794. OCLC   86067195.
  3. ↑ Griffiths, Edward (2001). The Captains. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. pp. 51–54. ISBN   1-86842-112-0. OCLC   48044997.
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