Willie Rousseau
| Full name | Willem Petrus Rousseau | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 August 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Steynsburg, Orange River Colony | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 December 1996 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
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Willem Petrus Rousseau (11 August 1906 – 28 December 1996) was a South African international rugby union player.[1]
Rousseau was born in Steynsburg and educated at Rondebosch Boys' High School.[2]
A centre three-quarter, Rousseau gained two Springboks caps against the All Blacks on their 1928 tour of South Africa, debuting in the 3rd Test of the series at Port Elizabeth. He also faced the All Blacks in a tour match with Western Province and kicked a drop goal to help his side secure victory.[3]
Rousseau attended Brasenose College, Oxford, gaining his rugby blue in 1929.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dark Blues New Back". Weekly Dispatch (London). 10 November 1929.
- ^ "Willie Rousseau". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Rousseau Impresses". Manawatu Times. 11 January 1930.
- ^ "Oxford Rugby Team's Improved Form". Western Mail. 14 November 1929.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Willie Rousseau at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1996 deaths
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
- People from Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
- Rugby union centres
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
- Alumni of Rondebosch Boys' High School
- Western Province (rugby union) players