Boland Coetzee

Johannes Hermanus Hugo 'Boland' Coetzee (born 20 January 1945) is a former South African rugby union player.[1] He is a wine farmer and winemaker at his farm Vriesenhof, in the Stellenbosch region.[2]

Boland Coetzee
Birth nameJohannes Hermanus Hugo Coetzee
Date of birth (1945-01-20) 20 January 1945
Place of birthPorterville, Western Cape
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
SchoolSwartland High School
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Maties ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1967–1979 Western Province 127 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974–1976 South Africa 6

Playing career

Coetzee enrolled at Stellenbosch University in 1963 for a degree in Oenology and started playing rugby for the university's under 18 team, of which he was also captain. He continued to play for the Maties rugby club and was also their captain on a regular basis until 1979. Coetzee made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1967 and played in 127 matches, scoring 37 tries for the union.[3]

Coetzee made his test debut for the Springboks in the first test against the 1974 British Lions at Newlands in Cape Town. He was dropped from the team after the first test and his second test for the Springboks was as a replacement for Moaner van Heerden in the second half of the second test against France in 1975. Coetzee then played in all four test in the 1976 series against the All Blacks.[4]

Test history
No.OpponentsResults (RSA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue
1. British Lions3–12Flank8 June 1974Newlands, Cape Town
2.France France33–18Replacement28 June 1975Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3. New Zealand16–7Flank24 July 1976Kings Park Stadium, Durban
4.New Zealand New Zealand9–15Flank14 August 1976Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
5.New Zealand New Zealand15–10Flank4 September 1976Newlands, Cape Town
6.New Zealand New Zealand15–14Flank18 September 1976Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

References
  1. "Boland Coetzee". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "Wines of South Africa - Blogs - SA Wine Legends: Jan Boland Coetzee". www.wosa.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. Parker, A. C. (1983). W.P. Rugby : centenary, 1883-1983. Western Province Rugby Football Union (South Africa) (1st ed.). Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa: WPRFU. p. 302. ISBN 0-620-06555-9. OCLC 54188953.
  4. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 85–96. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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