Willem Delport
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Full name | Willem Hendrik Delport | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 November 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kirkwood, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 14 October 1984 | (aged 63)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Willem Hendrik Delport (5 November 1920 – 14 October 1984) was a South African international rugby union player.[1]
Delport was educated at Kirkwood High School and Stellenbosch University, where he studied law.[2]
An Eastern Province hooker, Delport won nine Springboks caps between 1951 and 1953. He was a member of the 1951–52 Springboks that toured Europe and completed the grand slam, appearing in all five Tests.[3]
References
- ^ Schoeman, Hannes (7 January 2024). "Bok-oupa Willem se kinders, kleinkinders haak vir 'n vale!". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans).
- ^ "South Africa all excited over Rugby Union Tests". The Sun. 21 August 1953. p. 11 (Late Final Extra).
- ^ "A game like you've never seen before". rugby365.com. 24 August 2019.
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