Birth name | Johan de Bruyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 October 1948 | (age 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Reivilo, North West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Reivilo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johan de Bruyn (born 12 October 1948) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
De Bruyn played his provincial rugby for the Free State. In 1974 he was selected at lock for the Springboks, for the third test against the touring Lions team of Willie John McBride at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. De Bruyn then toured with the Springboks to France at the end of 1974. He did not play any test matches during the French tour but played three tour matches.[2][3]
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | British Lions | 9–26 | Lock | 13 July 1974 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |