Louis Schmidt (rugby union)

Louis Ulrich Schmidt (6 February 1936 – 23 January 1999) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Louis Schmidt
Birth nameLouis Ulrich Schmidt
Date of birth(1936-02-06)6 February 1936
Place of birthMiddelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date of death23 January 1999(1999-01-23) (aged 62)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolAfrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
ChildrenUli Schmidt
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1957–1964 Northern Transvaal 62 (124)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1958, 1962 South Africa 2

Playing career

Schmidt played provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal and captained the team on 25 occasions.[2] He made his international debut for the Springboks in the second test match against the visiting team from France, on 16 August 1958 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. His second test match was four years later, when he played in the second test against the British Lions at Kings Park in Durban.[3]

Test history
No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. France5–9Flank16 Aug 1958Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2. British Lions3–0Flank21 Jul 1962Kings Park, Durban

See also

References
  1. "Louis Schmidt". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. "Louis Schmidt". AFFIES RUGBY. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 25, 40. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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