Ian McCallum (rugby union)
Birth name | Ian Duncan McCallum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 July 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rondebosch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Roy McCallum (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://ian-mccallum.co.za |
Ian McCallum (born 1944) is a former rugby union player. From 1970 to 1974, he played 11 matches as fullback for the Springboks, the South African national rugby union team.[1]
After his playing career, he became a psychiatrist, author and wilderness guide, and co-founder of the Wilderness Leadership School in the Western Cape, South Africa.[2]
Rugby career
[edit]McCallum played provincial rugby for Western Province from 1968 until 1972.[3] He then moved to Natal and though he never played for Natal, he was selected for South Africa during the 1974 season.[4]
McCallum's first test for the Springboks was in 1970 against the New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He played in all four tests in the 1970 series against the touring All Blacks. He also played in the test series against France and Australia in 1971 and against the British Lions in 1974. Both he and his brother, Roy, were in the Springbok team for the first Test against the British Lions at Newlands in 1974. McCallum played a further six tour matches, scoring seventy-two points for the Springboks.[5]
Test history
[edit]No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Points | Date | Venue |
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1. | New Zealand | 17–6 | Fullback | 8 (1 conversion, 2 penalties) | 25 July 1970 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
2. | New Zealand | 8–9 | Fullback | 5 (1 conversion, 1 penalties) | 8 August 1970 | Newlands, Cape Town |
3. | New Zealand | 14–3 | Fullback | 8 (1 conversion, 2 penalties) | 29 August 1970 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
4. | New Zealand | 20–17 | Fullback | 14 (1 conversion, 4 penalties) | 12 September 1970 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
5. | France | 22–9 | Fullback | 13 (2 conversion, 3 penalties) | 12 June 1971 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
6. | France | 8–8 | Fullback | 2 (1 conversion) | 19 June 1971 | Kings Park, Durban |
7. | Australia | 19–11 | Fullback | 7 (2 conversion, 1 penalties) | 17 July 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
8. | Australia | 14–6 | Fullback | 5 (1 conversion, 1 penalties) | 31 July 1971 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane |
9. | Australia | 18–6 | Fullback | 7 August 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
10. | British Lions | 3–12 | Fullback | 8 June 1974 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
11. | British Lions | 9–28 | Fullback | 22 June 1974 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 443
References
[edit]- ^ "Ian McCallum South Africa". ESPN.
- ^ Ramsay, Scott (5 August 2015). "Interview with Ian McCallum". Love Wild Africa. Retrieved 27 June 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Parker, A. C. (1983). W.P. Rugby : centenary, 1883-1983. Western Province Rugby Football Union (South Africa) (1st ed.). Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa: WPRFU. p. 106. ISBN 0-620-06555-9. OCLC 54188953.
- ^ Herbert, Alfred (1980). The Natal rugby story. Sweet, Reg. (1st ed.). Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Shuter & Shooter in conjunction with the Natal Rugby Union. p. 394. ISBN 0-86985-489-5. OCLC 14768537.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 75–86. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
External links
[edit]- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ian McCallum". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 June 2017.