Daantjie Rossouw

Daniël Hendrik 'Daantjie' Rossouw (5 September 1930 – 28 January 2010) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Daantjie Rossouw
Birth nameDaniël Hendrik Rossouw
Date of birth5 September 1930
Place of birthUpington, Northern Cape, South Africa
Date of death28 January 2010(2010-01-28) (aged 79)
Place of deathMossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Jan van Riebeeck, Cape Town
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950–1952
1953–1955		 Northern Transvaal
Western Province		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953 South Africa 2 (3)

Playing career

Rossouw finished his schooling at the Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck in Cape Town, where after he moved to Pretoria to study at the University of Pretoria. He joined the University's rugby club and made his provincial debut for Northern Transvaal. In 1953, Rossouw relocated to Stellenbosch to further his law studies at Stellenbosch University and was he selected to represent Western Province.

Rossouw made his test debut for the Springboks in the third test match against the touring Australian team, captained by John Solomon on 19 September 1953 at Kingsmead in Durban.[2] Rossouw's selection for this third test match was as a replacement for Tjol Lategan, who injured his shoulder in the previous test. He also played in the fourth test against the Australians and was set to continue as Springbok centre in the upcoming series against the British Lions. However, he decided to retire from rugby in the mid –1955, at a relatively young age of not yet twenty–five.[3] Rossouw scored one test try for the Springboks.

Test history
No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDateVenue
1. Australia18–8Centre119 September 1953Kingsmead, Durban
2.Australia Australia22–9Centre26 September 1953Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

See also

References
  1. "Daantjie Rossouw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 12–13. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  3. Craven, Daniel Hartman, 1910-1993. (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. pp. 173–174. ISBN 0620048794. OCLC 86067195.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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