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1984 England Rugby Union Tour Of South Africa
The 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in South Africa in May and June 1984. England played seven games, including two test matches against the South Africa national rugby union team. They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as drawing the fixture against Western Province. In the face of much criticism, and in spite of covert political pressure, the Rugby Football Union decided that the tour of South Africa should go ahead, but probably with hindsight, in the light of results, later wished that they had not. The RFU Council voted in favour of the tour proceeding by 44 votes to 6."A little help from Hitler" April 14, 194, The Spectator Although only |
England National Rugby Union Team
The England national rugby union team represents England in men's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions (as well as sharing 10 victories) – winning the Grand Slam 13 times and the Triple Crown 26 times – making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, having won the tournament in 2003, and have been runners-up on three other occasions. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their first official test match, losing 1–0 to Scotland. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895 into union and league, England did not win the Championship again until 1910. They first played aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasolburg
Sasolburg is a large industrial city within the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the far north of the Free State province of South Africa. Sasolburg is further sub-divided into three areas: Sasolburg proper, Vaalpark (a more affluent cluster of suburbs located about 5 km north of the Sasolburg CBD) and Zamdela (a township). Most white residents of Sasolburg speak Afrikaans as a first language, while most black people speak Sesotho as a first language. The Sasol corporation has sponsored infrastructural developments in Sasolburg, such as an Olympic size swimming pool. History The town was established in 1954 to provide housing and other facilities for Sasol employees. The initial installation (Sasol 1) was a pilot plant to refine oil from coal, due to the lack of petroleum reserves. The coal reserves of the country were and still are extensive. The political developments of the late 1960s and early 1970s (specifically the trade embargoes against the apartheid government) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divan Serfontein
David Jacobus 'Divan' Serfontein (born 3 Augustus 1954 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a former Springbok rugby union player. Playing career Provincial career Serfontein started his rugby career in 1974 at where he was selected for the club's under-20 age group team. He was soon afterwards selected for the Western Province under-20 team and in his first match he played alongside the future South African cricketer, Peter Kirsten. In 1976 Serfontein made his provincial first team debut for Western Province against the touring All Blacks side of Andy Leslie. Western Province won this match 12–11. At the start of the 1981 rugby season, Serfontein was appointed as Western Province captain. He went on to captain his province 51 times and also led his team to three consecutive Currie Cup titles, in 1982, 1983 and 1984. International career Serfontein made his test debut for the Springboks on 31 May 1980 at his home ground, Newlands in Cape Town against the touring British and Iri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Horton (rugby Union)
John Philip Horton (born ) is a retired English rugby union player. Born in St. Helens, Merseyside John grew up in the Windle area of the town and attended the nearby high school, now known as Cowley International College where he started playing both rugby league and rugby union. Playing Career After a brief stint playing for local side Liverpool St Helens F.C., his first semi-professional contract was at Sale Sharks. Horton then moved to Bath to play professionally whilst teaching, making 380 appearances for the club between 1973 and 1985. He made his debut against Terenure in 1973 and captained the side in 1976-77 and 1979-80. During his time at Bath, Horton amassed a total of 80 tries and a remarkable 125 drop goals. He later played for Bristol when Stuart Barnes joined from the West Country rivals in 1985. Horton was known as a mercurial playmaker and he went on to earn 13 caps for England between 1978 and 1984, scoring 12 points. John's international debut came at Twicke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Errol Tobias
Errol George Tobias (born 18 March 1950) is a former South African rugby union footballer, and the first player of colour to play in a test match for the South African national side. He gained six caps between 1981 and 1984 when the country was still following the policy of apartheid. Tobias's selection paved the way for other black players to be added to the national team: first Avril Williams, and later, Avril's nephew, Chester Williams. Of his 21 games for the Springboks, six were tests. Early life and rugby career Errol Tobias was born on the farm Klipdrift, located outside Caledon in the Overberg district of the Western Cape. In August 1978, Tobias turned out at fly-half for a multi-racial South African Country Districts XV against the American Cougars. Tobias scored two tries at the Border Rugby Union Grounds, and helped in the scoring of two more. About 5,500 spectators witnessed the 44–12 victory over the American team. The Associated Press erroneously reported this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carel Du Plessis
Carel Johan du Plessis (born 24 June 1960) is a former South African rugby union coach and player. Playing career Du Plessis played for Western Province and the Springboks, his skills earning him the nickname the ''Prince of Wings''."Springbok legend Du Plessis undergoes brain operation" ''sport24.co.za'', 6 February 2019. Capped 12 times, he scored 4 tries for the Springboks, but his international career was curtailed by the sports boycott against |
Huw Davies (rugby Union)
Geoffrey Huw Davies (born 18 February 1959, in Eastbourne) is an English rugby union player, who played as fly-half. He attended King Edwards VI College, Stourbridge, in the West Midlands. He played for Coventry FC (RU), Wasps RFC and for England. Career Davies had first test cap on 21 February 1981, during a match against Scotland, his last cap was against France, on 15 March 1986. He was also called up for the 1987 Rugby World Cup England squad, but he did not play any match at the tournament. Honours * 21 caps (+ 5 non-test) for England * Caps by year : 5 in 1981, 3 in 1982, 3 in 1983, 3 in 1984, 3 in 1985, 4 in 1986 * Disputed Five Nations Championships : 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ... References External links Huw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Villet
John Villiers Villet (born 3 November 1954 in Ceres, Western Cape) is a former South African rugby union player. Playing career Villet made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1977. He however, only became a regular member of the Western Province team during the 1982 season as he and centres like Peter Whipp, Willie du Plessis, Colin Beck and others, were vying for places in the team. In 1982 Villet and Du Plessis formed a more regular partnership and were they part of the successful Currie Cup winning team. Villet made his debut for the Springboks, replacing Du Plessis (who retired at the end of 1982) as Danie Gerber's centre partner, against the touring England team on 2 June 1984 at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. He also played in the second test against the English, but then suffered a serious knee injury, effectively stopping him from playing any further test matches. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danie Gerber
Danie Gerber (born 14 April 1958 in Port Elizabeth, Union of South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992. He played mainly at inside or outside centre, but also on the wing. His international career was severely limited because of South Africa's sporting isolation caused by apartheid. He won only 24 caps for South Africa (scoring 19 tries), despite playing internationally for 12 years. However despite this, in 2007 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. Early life Gerber initially played football and cricket at school level, but accelerated quickly when starting rugby, playing for SA schools. Rugby career In South African domestic rugby Gerber played 115 games for Eastern Province, 40 for Western Province and 24 for Orange Free State. Gerber's international career of games played and points scored: * In 1980, he played two tests against the South American Jaguars (a team mainly made up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bailey (rugby Union)
Mark David Bailey (born 1960) is a professor of later medieval history at the University of East Anglia. In 2019, he delivered the James Ford Lectures in British History at Oxford University, which were later published as a book, ''After the Black Death: Economy, society, and the law in fourteenth-century England''. Bailey was formerly a rugby union player, and made seven appearances for the England national team. Early life Born 21 November 1960, Castleford, Yorkshire, Bailey was educated at Dale Hall Primary School, then Ipswich School, an independent school in the town of Ipswich in Suffolk, followed by Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economic history in 1982. He then completed his doctoral studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge;"Bailey, Mark David" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Williams
Avril Percy Williams (born 10 February 1961 in Paarl) is a former rugby union wing who was the second coloured man (after Errol Tobias) to play for South Africa. His nephew Chester Williams later played for the Springboks too. Playing career Williams played for Western Province in the South African provincial competitions. He gained two caps for the Springboks in June 1984, both against England. His test debut was on 2 June 1984 at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Individual records Career South Africa's '' ... – Springbok no. 533 References 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Paarl Cape Coloureds South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusty Hare
William Henry "Dusty" Hare (born 29 November 1952) is a former international rugby union footballer who played fullback. Hare holds the world record for points scored in a first-class rugby career, with 7,337 points. He was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire and attended the Magnus Grammar School (now Magnus Church of England School). Rugby career Hare played for Newark RUFC & Nottingham R.F.C. before joining Leicester Tigers and playing nearly 400 games for them. He made his England debut 16 March 1974 in a match against Wales, and played his final game ten years later on, having gained 25 caps. He toured with the British Lions to New Zealand in 1983. He retired from club rugby after the 1989 cup final loss to Bath, and is now the chief scout at Northampton Saints. Previous to this job, Hare was a farmer in South Clifton, Nottinghamshire and had been since a young man carrying on the family business. However, Hare sold the farm in 2001 to take a full-time jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
