South African rugby union footballer
Rugby player
Salty du Rand
du Rand in New Zealand in 1956
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Birth name
| Jacobus Abraham du Rand
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Date of birth
| 16 January 1926
(
1926-01-16
)
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Place of birth
| Hofmeyr
,
Union of South Africa
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Date of death
| 27 February 1979
(1979-02-27)
(aged 53)
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Place of death
| Pretoria
,
South Africa
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Height
| 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
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Weight
| 102 kg (225 lb)
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School
| Cradock High School
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Jacobus Abraham du Rand
(better known as
Salty du Rand
) (16 January 1926 ? 27 February 1979) was a former
South African
rugby union
footballer. He played numerous times for
South Africa
, including on their
1951?52 Grand Slam tour of Europe
, as well as captaining them once against the
All Blacks
.
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Playing career
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He made his debut for the Springboks in 1949 in a Test match against the All Blacks, which was played at
Ellis Park
in
Johannesburg
. The game was won by South Africa, defeating the New Zealanders 12 to six. South Africa also won the subsequent contest in
Durban
, defeating the All Blacks again, nine points to three.
In 1951 he was capped three times for the Springboks, who went on a tour of Europe. The first Test he played in on tour was against
Scotland
at
Murrayfield
in late November, which the Springboks won 44 points to nil, in which he scored his first
try
in a Test. He then played in the 17?5 victory over
Ireland
at
Lansdowne Road
and the 6 to 3 win over
Wales
in
Cardiff
.
The tour continued into early 1952, and du Rand was capped in matches against
England
at
Twickenham
, which the Springboks won 8 to three, and then against
France
, where South Africa won 25 to three, and thus, completed a grand slam of Europe.
He was then chosen to play in a four match series against the
Wallabies
in 1953, scoring a try in the first Test at Ellis Park, which South Africa won 25 to three. He also scored in the following Test, and played in the two other games as well.
In 1955. the
British Lions
came to South Africa. Du Rand played in all four Tests. The following season he was capped twice against the Wallabies, both of which the Springboks won. The tour then continued to
New Zealand
, and du Rand captained
South Africa against the All Blacks
on July 14 at
Carisbrook
. He was capped another three times against the All Blacks, playing his last Test for South Africa on September 1 at
Eden Park
. He died in 1979.
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