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Dawie Du Preez
Dawie is a masculine given name and nickname which may refer to: * Dawid Dawie Ackermann (1930–1970), South African international rugby union and rugby league footballer * Dawid Dawie Snyman (born 1949), South African former rugby union player and coach * Dawie Steyn (born 1984), South African retired rugby union footballer * David Dawie Theron (born 1966), South African retired rugby union player * Isak Dawid Dawie van der Walt (born 1983), South African professional golfer * David Dawie de Villiers (born 1940), South African rugby union player, government minister and Dutch Reformed Church minister * "Dawie", pen name of Piet Cillié Petrus Johannes "Piet" Cillié (18 January 1917 – 20 October 1999) was a South African journalist and the editor of ''Die Burger'' from 1954 to 1977. He was strongly supportive of the National Party government and has been described as with "m ... (1917–1999), South African political columnist, journalist and newspaper editor {{given name M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawie Ackermann
Dawid Schalk Pienaar "Dawie" Ackermann (3 June 1930 – 1 January 1970), was a South African international rugby union and rugby league footballer. His position was at Flanker (or loose forward in rugby league). Rugby union career Ackermann started his career as a rugby union player, appearing for Western Province and Transvaal. He also played in eight test matches for South Africa between 1955 and 1958. Rugby league career In 1962, Ackermann was one of a number of high-profile South African players to switch to rugby league. He was selected by the RLSA to play in a three match series against Great Britain, who were returning from their 1962 tour of Australia and New Zealand. Ackermann played in all three games, scoring a try in the second game. In 1963, he was part of the team which toured Australia and New Zealand, captaining the side in the two games against Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawie Snyman
Dawid Stefanus Lubbe Snyman (born 5 July 1949) is a former South African rugby union player and coach. Playing career Snyman represented the Free State schools at two consecutive Craven Week tournaments. After school and completing his military training he enrolled at Stellenbosch University. In 1971, before playing provincial rugby, he was selected for the Springboks to tour Australia. Although he did not play in any test matches during the tour, being selected for the team made him only the third player, after JC van der Westhuizen and Danie Craven to represent the Springboks before playing for a province. He made his provincial debut for Western Province later during the 1971 season. Snyman's test debut was in 1972 at Ellis Park against the touring English side captained by John Pullin. Playing flyhalf, Snyman scored all the point for the Springboks in the 9–18 defeat to the English. During September to November 1972, Snyman toured with Gazelles, a South African under- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawie Steyn
Dawie Steyn (born 5 January 1984) is a retired South African rugby union footballer. He played as a Loosehead Prop. He represented the Bulls in Super Rugby as well as the Blue Bulls in both the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Between 2008 and 2011 he played for the Pumas prior to joining the Bulls for their 2012 Super Rugby season The 2012 Super Rugby season was the second season of the current 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involves teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as FxPro Super R .... External links *Bulls profile 1984 births Living people Afrikaner people Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players Pumas (Currie Cup) players Rugby union players from Pretoria Rugby union props South African people of Dutch descent South African rugby union players University of Pretoria alumni {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawie Theron
David François Theron (born 15 September 1966) is a South African former rugby union player. Playing career Theron represented the South Africa Universities under–19 and under–20 teams in 1986. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1988 and in 1995 he joined Griqualand West. He made his test debut for the Springboks as a replacement against Australia on 3 August 1996 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. His last test match was against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland. Theron played thirteen test matches and two tour matched for the Springboks. Test history Coaching career Theron started his coaching career with Griquas in 2002 as an assistant to Swys de Bruin. He was appointed the Griquas head coach in 2007 and in 2011 he was appointment as the South Africa under-20 head coach. In 2016 and 2017, Theron was the head coach of the DoCoMo Red Hurricanes in Japan. See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawie Van Der Walt
Isak Dawid "Dawie" van der Walt (born 11 February 1983) is a South African professional golfer. He won twice on the European Tour in 2013, both times in South Africa, and won twice on the Web.com Tour in 2015. He currently plays on the PGA Tour. Amateur career Van der Walt was born in Paarl, South Africa. He played college golf at Lamar University in the United States, graduating in 2007. He represented South Africa in the 2004 and 2006 Eisenhower Trophy events. Professional career Van der Walt turned professional in 2007 and played on the Sunshine Tour and U.S. mini-tours since 2008. He won four mini-tour events between 2008 and 2011. His best finish on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit was 18th in 2012. In 2011 and 2012, he also played on the Web.com Tour where his best finish was 2nd at the 2012 Cox Classic. In 2013, van der Walt won the Tshwane Open, co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and the European Tour. Van der Walt's busy schedule for 2013 also included the Web. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawie De Villiers
David Jacobus de Villiers (10 July 1940 – 23 April 2022) was an ordained Minister in the Dutch Reformed Church; a South African Government minister and a Springbok rugby captain. Biography His father Coenie was a railway clerk and organizer of the National Party and Member of Parliament for the Vasco constituency from 1953 to 1961. The family moved to Caledon where he began his schooling. However, they moved again a year later to Bellville, where he matriculated in 1959 at the Hoërskool Bellville. In 1960 he studied at the University of Stellenbosch where he obtained a degree in Theology and gained honours in Philosophy. During 1962 to 1963, he was President of the Student Council. In 1963–1964, he was a part-time lecturer in philosophy at the University of the Western Cape and was awarded the Abe Bailey and Markotter scholarships. He was the Pastor of the Wellington congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1967 to 1969. After that, he became a lecturer at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Cillié
Petrus Johannes "Piet" Cillié (18 January 1917 – 20 October 1999) was a South African journalist and the editor of ''Die Burger'' from 1954 to 1977. He was strongly supportive of the National Party government and has been described as with "most influential thinker", alongside Hendrik Verwoerd, in the Afrikaner nationalist movement in the early decades of apartheid Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was .... For many years, Cillié wrote a popular weekly political column for Die Burger under the pseudonym "Dawie." The first of these columns appeared on 28 January 1946. References 1917 births 1999 deaths South African journalists 20th-century journalists {{SouthAfrica-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
