Dawid Stefanus Lubbe Snyman (born 5 July 1949) is a former South African

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player and coach.

Playing career

Snyman represented the Free State schools at two consecutive

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tournaments. After school and completing his military training he enrolled at

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. In 1971, before playing provincial rugby, he was selected for the

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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

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to represent the Springboks before playing for a province. He made his provincial debut for

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later during the 1971 season. Snyman's test debut was in 1972 at Ellis Park against the touring English side captained by

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. Playing flyhalf, Snyman scored all the point for the Springboks in the 9–18 defeat to the English. During September to November

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, Snyman toured with Gazelles, a South African under-24 team, to Argentina. Snyman played ten test matches for the Springboks, scoring 24 points, including one try. He also played in twelve tour matches, scoring sixty-two points.

Test history

Coaching career

In 1982 Snyman was appointed as the head coach of Western Province, with Charlie Cockrell as his assistant. During his tenure as head coach Western Province won the

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five times in a row from 1982 to 1986. In 1989, with

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as his assistant coach, Western Province shared the Currie Cup with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyman, Dawie 1949 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein Stellenbosch University alumni Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union players from Johannesburg

Playing career

Test history

Coaching career

See also

References