Willem Stapelberg

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Willem Stapelberg
Birth nameWillem Pieter Stapelberg
Date of birth (1947-01-29) 29 January 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth Pretoria, Gauteng
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hendrik Verwoerd, Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Northern Transvaal ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1974 South Africa 2 (8)

Willem Pieter Stapelberg (born 29 January 1947) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

A police detective by profession, Stapelberg played provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal and was a member of the Currie Cup winning teams in 1968, 1973 and 1974. [2]

Stapelberg toured with the Springboks to France in 1974 and made his test debut against France on 23 November 1974 in Toulouse. He played in both test matches on the French tour, scoring a try in each match. He also played in four tour matches and scored one further try for the Springboks. [3]

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1.Flag of France.svg  France 13–4 Wing 123 November 1974 Stade Municipal, Toulouse
2. Flag of France.svg France10–8Wing130 November 1974 Parc des Princes, Paris

Accolades

Stapelberg was named one of the five SA Rugby players of the Year for 1974. The four other players named, were three members of the 1974 British Lions team that toured South Africa, namely Gareth Edwards, Willie John McBride and J. P. R. Williams as well as the South African lock forward, John Williams. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Willem Stapelberg". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 175–176. ISBN   0958423148.
  3. ↑ Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 337. ISBN   1-86806-095-0. OCLC   105375255.
  4. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 22. ISBN   0958423148.
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