Willie Kahts

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Willie Kahts
Birth nameWilhelm Julius Heinrich Kahts
Date of birth (1947-02-20) 20 February 1947 (age 73)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
SchoolVolksrust High School, Volksrust
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Northern Transvaal ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980–1982 South Africa 11 (4)

Wilhelm Julius Heinrich Kahts (born 20 February 1947 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player. [1] [2] [3]

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Playing career

Kahts made his test debut for the Springboks on 31 May 1980 at Newlands in Cape Town against the touring British and Irish Lions team, captained by Bill Beaumont. He scored his first and only test try during his sixth test match and first at his home ground, Loftus Versveld, on 8 November 1980 against the touring French team.

His last test match, was the losing test against the South American Jaguars of Hugo Porta in Bloemfontein on 3 April 1982. [4]

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1.British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British Lions 26–22 Hooker 31 May 1980 Newlands, Cape Town
2. British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British Lions26–19Hooker14 June 1980 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
3. British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British Lions12–10Hooker28 June 1980 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
4. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars 22–13Hooker18 October 1980Wanderers Club, Montevideo
5. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars30–16Hooker25 October 1980Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago
6.Flag of France.svg  France 37–15Hooker18 November 1980 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
7.IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 23–15Hooker30 May 1981Newlands, Cape Town
8. IRFU flag.svg Ireland12–10Hooker6 June 1981 Kings Park Stadium, Durban
9.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24–12Hooker29 August 1981 Athletic Park, Wellington
10. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars50–18Hooker27 March 1982Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
11. Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg South American Jaguars12–21Hooker3 April 1982Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

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References

  1. ↑ "Wilhelm Julius Heinrich Kahts". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. ↑ Wim van der Berg (28 September 2012). The Extraordinary Book of South African Rugby. Penguin Random House South Africa. pp. 130–. ISBN   978-0-14-352917-0.
  3. ↑ "Froth over pub at Pretoria school | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  4. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 100–114. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
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