George Nicolaas 'Nico' Wegner (born 3 December 1968) is a former South African
rugby union player.
Playing career
Wegner represented the
Lowveld
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Schools team at the annual
Craven Week in 1986 held in
Graaff-Reinet. After school he did his national service and then enrolled at
Stellenbosch University. He made his debut for the
Western Province senior side in 1992. Wegner moved to the
Sharks in 1997 and joined the
Falcons in 2000.
Wegner made his test debut for South Africa during the
1993 French tour of South Africa, in second test on 3 July 1993 at
Ellis Park in
Johannesburg. In 1993 Wegner toured with the
Springboks to
Australia
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, where he played in all three tests and to
Argentina. He also toured as a replacement to
New Zealand in 1994. Wegner played in four tests matches and eight tour matches for the Springboks.
Test history
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 587
References
1968 births
Living people
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Sharks (Currie Cup) players
Sportspeople from Mbombela
Rugby union players from Mpumalanga
Rugby union locks
Stormers players
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