Wahl Bartmann

Wahl Bartmann

Birth name	Wahl Justice Bartmann
Date of birth	(1963-06-13) 13 June 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Florida, Gauteng
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
School	Hoërskool Florida, Gauteng
University	Rand Afrikaans University (Known as the University of Johannesburg)
Occupation(s)	Chief Executive Officer at Fidelity Services Group
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1982–1989 Transvaal 93 (72) 1990–1994 Natal 69 (94) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–1994 South Africa 8

Wahl Justice Bartmann (born 13 June 1963) is a former South African rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

Bartmann matriculated in 1981 and represented the South African Schools team in the same year. In 1982 Bartmann enrolled at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) (as of 2005, commonly known as the University of Johannesburg) in Johannesburg and made his debut for Transvaal as a nineteen year old. His two brothers, Leon and Francois, also represented Transvaal at provincial level. Bartmann also played for Natal and captained the team 45 times and was part of the team that won the Currie Cup in 1990 and 1992. ^[2]

Bartmann made his test debut for the Springboks against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers on 10 May 1986 at Newlands in Cape Town. ^[3]  In so doing, Bartmann became the first alumnus of RAU to receive Springbok colours for rugby. He toured with the Springboks to Argentina in 1993 and to New Zealand in 1994, but did not play in any test matches on these tours. He played eight tests without scoring any tries for the Springboks and also played in seven tour matches, scoring one try.

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	New Zealand Cavaliers	21–15	Flanker		10 May 1986	Newlands, Cape Town
2.	New Zealand Cavaliers	18–19	Flanker		17 May 1986	Kings Park, Durban
3.	New Zealand Cavaliers	33–18	Flanker		24 May 1986	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.	New Zealand Cavaliers	24–10	Flanker		31 May 1986	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.	New Zealand	24–27	Flanker		15 August 1992	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.	Australia	3–26	Flanker		22 August 1992	Newlands, Cape Town
7.	France	20–15	Flanker		17 October 1992	Stade de Gerland, Lyon
8.	France	16–29	Flanker		24 October 1992	Parc des Princes, Paris

Accolades

Bartmann was voted South Africa rugby player of the Year for two consecutive years, 1990 and 1991. ^[2]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 545

References

1. "Wahl Bartman". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 81. ISBN   0620172940.
3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 119–120. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.