Daan Retief
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| Birth name | Daniël Francois Retief | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 June 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lichtenburg, Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 2010 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bedfordview, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lichtenburg High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniël Francois Retief (28 June 1925 – 22 September 2010) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
Retief matriculated at Lichtenburg High School and took his
BCom degree at the University of Pretoria. He started his career as a wing for Northern Transvaal and later switched to loose-forward.[2]
Retief made his test match debut for
Springboks to Australia and New Zealand in 1956 and was one of the few players who represented South Africa in all six Test matches on the tour.[3] On the tour he scored 11 tries, 3 of which were in tests and during a difficult tour where the team was plagued by injuries, Retief played in 18 games.[2]
Test history
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  British Lions |
25–9 | Number 8 |
6 Aug 1955 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 2. | British Lions |
6–9 | Number 8 | 20 Aug 1955 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 3. | British Lions |
22–8 | Number 8 | 1 | 24 Sep 1955 | Crusaders Ground , Port Elizabeth
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| 4. |  Australia |
9–0 | Flank | 1 | 26 May 1956 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 5. | Australia |
9–0 | Flank | 1 | 2 Jun 1956 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground , Brisbane
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| 6. |  New Zealand |
6–10 | Flank | 14 Jul 1956 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | |
| 7. | New Zealand |
8–3 | Flank | 1 | 4 Aug 1956 | Athletic Park , Wellington
|
| 8. | New Zealand |
10–17 | Number 8 | 18 Aug 1956 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | |
| 9. | New Zealand |
5–11 | Flank | 1 Sep 1956 | Eden Park, Auckland |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 320
References
- ^ "Daan Retief". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-0620483865.
- OCLC 36916860.