Marais represented the Northern Transvaal Schools team at the 1975 and the 1976 annual Craven Week tournament. After matriculating at Hoërskool Menlopark, Marais enrolled at the University of Pretoria in 1977. He played and captained the Northern Transvaal under–20 team and made his senior provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1980. At the end of the 1980 rugby season, Marais was nominated as one of the five South African young players of the year.[1]
Marais toured with the Springboks to New Zealand in 1981. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks, but played in five tour matches, scoring one try.[2]
^Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1986. S.A. Rugby Writers' Society. p. 68.
^Greyvenstein, Chris. (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. p. 218. ISBN0958406227. OCLC 35978057.
January 07, 2023
johan, marais, johannes, hendricus, marais, born, 1959, pretoria, south, africa, former, south, african, rugby, union, player, birth, namejohannes, hendricus, maraisdate, birth, 1959, 1959, place, birthpretoria, south, africaheight1, weight92, schoolhoërskool,. Johannes Hendricus Marais born 28 May 1959 in Pretoria South Africa is a former South African rugby union player Johan MaraisBirth nameJohannes Hendricus MaraisDate of birth 1959 05 28 28 May 1959 age 63 Place of birthPretoria South AfricaHeight1 94 m 6 ft 4 in Weight92 kg 203 lb SchoolHoerskool Menlopark 1972 76 UniversityUniversity of Pretoria 1977 80 Rugby union careerPosition s Loose ForwardAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Tukkies Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1980 1985Northern Transvaal40 National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1981South AfricaPlaying career EditMarais represented the Northern Transvaal Schools team at the 1975 and the 1976 annual Craven Week tournament After matriculating at Hoerskool Menlopark Marais enrolled at the University of Pretoria in 1977 He played and captained the Northern Transvaal under 20 team and made his senior provincial debut for Northern Transvaal in 1980 At the end of the 1980 rugby season Marais was nominated as one of the five South African young players of the year 1 Marais toured with the Springboks to New Zealand in 1981 He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks but played in five tour matches scoring one try 2 See also EditList of South Africa national rugby union players Springbok no 529References Edit Van Rooyen Quintus 1985 S A Rugby Writers Annual 1986 S A Rugby Writers Society p 68 Greyvenstein Chris 1995 Springbok rugby an illustrated history the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup Cape Town Sable Media p 218 ISBN 0958406227 OCLC 35978057 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johan Marais amp oldid 1120138310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
