He made his debut for the Springboks in 1949 in a Test match against the All Blacks, which was played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The game was won by South Africa, defeating the New Zealanders 12 to six. South Africa also won the subsequent contest in Durban, defeating the All Blacks again, nine points to three.
In 1951 he was capped three times for the Springboks, who went on a tour of Europe. The first Test he played in on tour was against Scotland at Murrayfield in late November, which the Springboks won 44 points to nil, in which he scored his first try in a Test. He then played in the 17–5 victory over Ireland at Lansdowne Road and the 6 to 3 win over Wales in Cardiff.
The tour continued into early 1952, and du Rand was capped in matches against England at Twickenham, which the Springboks won 8 to three, and then against France, where South Africa won 25 to three, and thus, completed a grand slam of Europe.
He was then chosen to play in a four match series against the Wallabies in 1953, scoring a try in the first Test at Ellis Park, which South Africa won 25 to three. He also scored in the following Test, and played in the two other games as well.
In 1955. the British Lions came to South Africa. Du Rand played in all four Tests. The following season he was capped twice against the Wallabies, both of which the Springboks won. The tour then continued to New Zealand, and du Rand captained South Africa against the All Blacks on July 14 at Carisbrook. He was capped another three times against the All Blacks, playing his last Test for South Africa on September 1 at Eden Park. He died in 1979.
salty, rand, jacobus, abraham, rand, better, known, january, 1926, february, 1979, former, south, african, rugby, union, footballer, played, numerous, times, south, africa, including, their, 1951, grand, slam, tour, europe, well, captaining, them, once, agains. Jacobus Abraham du Rand better known as Salty du Rand 16 January 1926 27 February 1979 was a former South African rugby union footballer He played numerous times for South Africa including on their 1951 52 Grand Slam tour of Europe as well as captaining them once against the All Blacks 2 Salty du Randdu Rand in New Zealand in 1956Birth nameJacobus Abraham du RandDate of birth16 January 1926 1926 01 16 1 Place of birthHofmeyr Union of South AfricaDate of death27 February 1979 1979 02 27 aged 53 Place of deathPretoria South AfricaHeight1 92 m 6 ft 4 in Weight102 kg 225 lb SchoolCradock High SchoolRugby union careerPosition s Flanker Lock Amateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Maties Pretoria RFC Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1947 1948Western Province 1949 1952Rhodesia 1953 1956Northern Transvaal National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1949 1956South Africa21 12 Playing career EditHe made his debut for the Springboks in 1949 in a Test match against the All Blacks which was played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg The game was won by South Africa defeating the New Zealanders 12 to six South Africa also won the subsequent contest in Durban defeating the All Blacks again nine points to three In 1951 he was capped three times for the Springboks who went on a tour of Europe The first Test he played in on tour was against Scotland at Murrayfield in late November which the Springboks won 44 points to nil in which he scored his first try in a Test He then played in the 17 5 victory over Ireland at Lansdowne Road and the 6 to 3 win over Wales in Cardiff The tour continued into early 1952 and du Rand was capped in matches against England at Twickenham which the Springboks won 8 to three and then against France where South Africa won 25 to three and thus completed a grand slam of Europe He was then chosen to play in a four match series against the Wallabies in 1953 scoring a try in the first Test at Ellis Park which South Africa won 25 to three He also scored in the following Test and played in the two other games as well In 1955 the British Lions came to South Africa Du Rand played in all four Tests The following season he was capped twice against the Wallabies both of which the Springboks won The tour then continued to New Zealand and du Rand captained South Africa against the All Blacks on July 14 at Carisbrook He was capped another three times against the All Blacks playing his last Test for South Africa on September 1 at Eden Park He died in 1979 See also EditList of South Africa national rugby union players Springbok no 281References Edit Salty du Rand Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame Jacobus Abraham du Rand ESPN scrum Retrieved 21 May 2020 Sporting positionsPreceded byBasie Vivier Springbok Captain1956 Succeeded byJohan Claassen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salty du Rand amp oldid 1084918590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
