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PERSONAL DETAILS
FULL NAME Morné
SURNAME Du Plessis
BIRTH DATE 21 October 1949
BIRTH PLACE Vereeniging
PLAYER WRITE-UP
Positions: No 8 (21) Flank (1)
Club: University of Stellenbosch RFC
Province: Western Province (1971)
Springbok number: 455
Test debut: 17 July 1971 vs Australia in Sydney aged 21
Last test: 8 November 1980 vs France in Pretoria aged 31
Total tests: 22
Tour matches: 10
Total Springbok matches: 32
Win ratio: 18-4-0
Tours: Australia 1971; France 1974; South America 1980
Captain in 15 tests
Captain of 1980 Springbok touring team to South America.
SA Rugby Player of the Year nominee, 1976, 1977, 1979 & 1980.
Son of Felix du Plessis
RUGBY CAREER
TRIES 3
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 15
 
SPRINGBOK CAREER
CAPS 22
TRIES 3
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 15
TEST RECORD
OPPOSITION P W D L T C PE DG PTS
Australia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
British Isles 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
France 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
New Zealand 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
South America 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
World XV 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SQUAD LIST
South Africa British Lions Tour - 1980
South Africa Outgoing Tours - 1980
South Africa Incoming Tours - 1977
South Africa Incoming Tours - 1976
South Africa Incoming Tours - 1975
South Africa British Lions Tour - 1974
South Africa Outgoing Tours - 1974
South Africa Incoming Tours - 1972
South Africa Outgoing Tours - 1971
MATCH CENTRE
FIXTURES
     
RESULTS
     
Castle Lager Incoming Series
Saturday, June 22 2013
17:15 - South Africa vs Samoa
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
The Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Saturday, August 17 2013
15:00 - South Africa vs Argentina
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Saturday, August 24 2013
21:10 - Argentina vs South Africa
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Saturday, September 07 2013
12:05 - Australia vs South Africa
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday, September 14 2013
09:35 - New Zealand vs South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday, September 28 2013
17:00 - South Africa vs Australia
DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Saturday, October 05 2013
17:00 - South Africa vs New Zealand
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Castle Lager Outgoing Tour
Saturday, November 09 2013
19:30 - Wales vs South Africa
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Sunday, November 17 2013
17:00 - Scotland vs South Africa
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Saturday, November 23 2013
00:00 - France vs South Africa
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