Braam Els
| Birth name | Wybrand Willem Els | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 November 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kroonstad, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kroonstad High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wybrand Willem "Braam" Els (born 11 November 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
Els represented the Northern Free State for three consecutive years, from 1988 to 1990, at the Craven Week tournament for schoolboys. He made his provincial debut for Free State in 1992 and played 155 matches for the union.[2][3]
Els played in one
Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He also played in two tour matches for the Springboks.[4]
Test history
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Australia |
61–22 | Replacement | 23 Aug 1997 | Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria
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See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 656
References
- ^ "Braam Els". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ISBN 0958440492.
- ^ "Braam Els calls it a day". News24. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ISBN 0958423148.