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Who among you had the privilege to see on the field of play/remembers the great Springbok scrum half Dawie de Villiers, who has just passed away? Amazingly, according to the attached article, he only appeared in 25 Tests between 1962/1970.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/int ... es-aged-81

https://www.planetrugby.com/flashback-e ... th-africa/

francoisfou wrote:Who among you had the privilege to see on the field of play/remembers the great Springbok scrum half Dawie de Villiers, who has just passed away? Amazingly, according to the attached article, he only appeared in 25 Tests between 1962/1970.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/int ... es-aged-81

https://www.planetrugby.com/flashback-e ... th-africa/

I remember him well. A very good SH and captain and by all accounts a great bloke. There were some great Boks playing with de Villiers in that era : Gainsford, Engelbrecht, Jan Ellis, Greyling, Frik du Preez etc..

francoisfou wrote:Who among you had the privilege to see on the field of play/remembers the great Springbok scrum half Dawie de Villiers, who has just passed away? Amazingly, according to the attached article, he only appeared in 25 Tests between 1962/1970.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/int ... es-aged-81

https://www.planetrugby.com/flashback-e ... th-africa/

That was likely near the total number they played in that period tbh. RIP.