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Daantjie van de Vyver

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Daantjie van de Vyver
Birth nameDaniël Ferdinand van de Vyver
Date of birth(1909-12-14)14 December 1909
Place of birthSeymour, Cape Colony
Date of death18 March 1977(1977-03-18) (aged 67)
Place of deathCape Town, South Africa
SchoolSt. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Villager FC ()
Caledon RC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934–1938 Western Province ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1937 South Africa 1 (0)
1937 South Africa (tour) 13 (12)

Daniël Ferdinand van de Vyver (14 December 1909 – 18 March 1977) also known as "Vandie", was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

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Van de Vyver played provincial rugby for the Western Province in the South African Currie Cup competition. He was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first and only test matches for South Africa on 17 July 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He also played thirteen tour matches for the Springboks, scoring four tries.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vandie van de Vyver". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 246. ISBN 9780620872041.