Piet Veldsman

Pieter Eden Veldsman (born 11 March 1952) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Piet Veldsman
Birth namePieter Eden Veldsman
Date of birth (1952-03-11) 11 March 1952
Place of birthGeorge, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolTygerberg High School, Parow, Cape Town
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970–1972
1973–1980
Maties
Bellville RFU
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1976–1979 Western Province ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1977 South Africa 1

Playing career

In 1969 and during his final year at school, Veldsman was selected to represent the Western Province schools team at the annual Craven Week tournament that was held in Pietermaritzburg. During the early seventies Veldsman played for the Western Province under–20 side and he made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1976.[2]

Veldsman made his test match debut, which was also his only test for the Springboks, on 27 August 1977 against the World XV team at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Along with Veldsman, there were seven other debutants in the 1977 test match, of whom five also played in only one test match for the Springboks.[3]

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1.World XV45–24Loose-forward27 August 1977Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

See also

References

  1. "Piet Veldsman". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. Craven, Daniel Hartman, 1910-1993. (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. p. 237. ISBN 0620048794. OCLC 86067195.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949–1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 97. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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