Thys Lourens
| Birth name | Matthys Johannes Lourens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 May 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Vryheid High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthys Johannes 'Thys' Lourens (born 15 May 1943) is a former South African rugby union Rugby player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Lourens played 168 first class provincial matches for Northern Transvaal, 91 of which were in the Currie Cup competition. He captained the team on 84 occasions and scored 63 tries.[2]
Only Louis Moolman (171), Naas Botha (179) and Burger Geldenhuys (184) have played in more matches than Lourens. His usual position was as a flanker, where he also played for the national team, the Springboks.[3]
He represented South Africa thrice, the first on 22 June 1968, when he played at flanker in a match against the British & Irish Lions at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in a six-all draw. He played in the subsequent test at Newlands in which he scored a try in the 11–6 win. He earned a third cap in the third match of the test series, at Ellis Park, which the Springboks won 19–6.
Test history
[edit]| No. | Opposition | Result (RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  British Lions |
6–6 | Flank | 22 June 1968 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | |
| 2. | British Lions |
11–6 | Flank | 1 | 13 July 1968 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 3. | British Lions |
19–6 | Flank | 27 July 1968 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 425
- SA Rugby Player of the Year - 1978
References
[edit]- ^ "Thys Lourens". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1985. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 139.
- ^ "Thys Lourens". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Thys Lourens on genslin.us
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