Tommy du Plessis

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Tommy du Plessis
Birth nameThomas Dannhauser du Plessis
Date of birth (1953-06-29) 29 June 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth Elsburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
SchoolMiddelburg Hoërskool, Middelburg, Mpumalanga
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
University of Pretoria ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1975–1982 Northern Transvaal 114 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980 South Africa 2 (4)

Thomas Dannhauser du Plessis (born 29 Junie 1953) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Du Plessis played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 26 April 1980 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. He scored his first and only test try in his first test. Du Plessis played in two test matches for the Springboks and scored the one try. [2]

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars 24–9 Scrumhalf 126 April 1980 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
2. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars18–9Scrumhalf3 May 1980 Kings Park Stadium, Durban

See also

References

  1. "Tommy du Plessis". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 98–99. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.