Trix Truter

Trix Truter

Full name	Jacobus Tredoux Truter
Born	(1939-06-05) 5 June 1939 (age 86) Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88.5 kg (195 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1959–67 Natal 43 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1963–65 South Africa 3 (3)

Jacobus Tredoux Truter (born 5 June 1939) is a South African former international rugby union player.

Born in Ladysmith, Truter was a wing three–quarter and represented Natal. ^[1]

Truter gained three caps in sporadic appearances for the Springboks during the early 1960s. He made his debut deputising for Jannie Engelbrecht against the touring Wallabies at Pretoria in 1963. ^[2] His next opportunity came the following year when South Africa hosted France for a one–off Test match at Springs. He was a member of the Springboks squad for their 1965 tour and scored a try against the Wallabies at Lang Park in his only international match of the trip. ^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players

References

1. "Trix Truter". bokhist.com.
2. Lewis, Craig (28 August 2014). "Trix takes a walk down memory lane". Daily News .
3. "Thornett's men rewrite book". The Canberra Times . 28 June 1965. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.