Barend Johannes 'Barry' Wolmarans (born 22 March 1953 in

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Playing career

Wolmarans made his provincial debut for Boland while studying at the Wellington Teachers College. He joined the Free State in 1975 and played 116 matches for the union and was part of the team that won the

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. At the time of his retirement in 1984, Wolmarans and his fly–half partner, De Wet Ras played together as a combination on 89 occasions, which was a South African provincial record at the time. Wolmarans made his test match debut for the

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on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and scored a try in his debut test. He was selected for the 1981 tour to New Zealand and the USA and played six matches on tour.

Test history

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Playing career

Test history

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