Eben Olivier
| Full name | Ebenhaezer Olivier | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 April 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kirkwood, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ebenhaezer Olivier (born 10 April 1944) is a South African former rugby union international.[1]
Olivier was born and raised in Kirkwood, a town near Port Elizabeth.[2]
A provincial player for Western Province, Olivier was capped in 16 Test matches as a centre for the Springboks from 1967 to 1969. He had a distinctive body swerve when he ran which proved deceptive to defences.[3] His five Test tries included a double against Australia at Bloemfontein in 1969.[4] During this period, Olivier was a teacher at Paul Roos Gymnasium.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Heenop, Albert (8 November 2020). "Craven in kol met Bokke se vlakhaas-senter". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans).
- ^ a b Schoeman, Chris (15 November 2020). Rugby Behind Barbed Wire. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 1445694115.
- ^ "Choice of centres". The Canberra Times. 18 June 1969. p. 30. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Clean sweep to Springboks in RU Tests". The Canberra Times. 22 September 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Eben Olivier at ESPNscrum