Thys Lourens

Thys Lourens (born 15 May 1943 in Vryheid, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union Rugby player. He played 168 matches for Northern Transvaal in the Currie Cup competition. He captained the team on 84 occasions.

Only Louis Moolman (171), Naas Botha (179) and Burger Geldenhuys (184) have played in more matches than Lourens. His usual position was as a flanker, where he also played for the national team, the Springboks.^[1]

He represented South Africa thrice, the first on 22 June 1968, when he played at flanker in a match against the British and Irish Lions at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in a six-all draw. He played in the subsequent test at Newlands in which he scored a try in the 11–6 win. He earned a third cap in the third match of the test series, at Ellis Park, which the Springboks won 19–6.