Daan Retief

Daniël Francois Retief (28 June 1925 – 22 September 2010) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Daan Retief
Birth nameDaniël Francois Retief
Date of birth(1925-06-28)28 June 1925
Place of birthLichtenburg, Transvaal
Date of death22 September 2010(2010-09-22) (aged 85)
Place of deathBedfordview, Gauteng
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
SchoolLichtenburg High School
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward, Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950– Northern Transvaal 45 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–1956 South Africa 9 (12)

Playing career

Retief matriculated at Lichtenburg High School and took his BCom degree at the University of Pretoria. He started his career as a wing for Northern Transvaal and later switched to loose-forward.[2]

Retief made his test match debut for South Africa against Robin Thompson's British Lions side in 1955 at Ellis Park in front of over 90,000 fans. He toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand in 1956 and was one of the few players who represented South Africa in all six Test matches on the tour.[3] On the tour he scored 11 tries, 3 of which were in tests and during a difficult tour where the team was plagued by injuries, Retief played in 18 games.[2]

Test history
No.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDatesVenue
1. British Lions25–9Number 86 Aug 1955Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.British & Irish Lions British Lions6–9Number 820 Aug 1955Newlands, Cape Town
3.British & Irish Lions British Lions22–8Number 8124 Sep 1955Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
4. Australia9–0Flank126 May 1956Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
5. Australia9–0Flank12 Jun 1956Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
6. New Zealand6–10Flank14 Jul 1956Carisbrook, Dunedin
7. New Zealand8–3Flank14 Aug 1956Athletic Park, Wellington
8. New Zealand10–17Number 818 Aug 1956Lancaster Park, Christchurch
9. New Zealand5–11Flank1 Sep 1956Eden Park, Auckland

See also

References
  1. "Daan Retief". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie (2010). South African Rugby Annual 2011. Cape Town: SARU & MWP Media. p. 382. ISBN 978-0620483865.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 14–23. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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