Matthys Johannes 'Thys' Lourens (born 15 May 1943) is a former
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rugby union
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Rugby player.
Playing career
Lourens played 168 first class provincial matches for
Northern Transvaal
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, 91 of which were in the
Currie Cup
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competition. He captained the team on 84 occasions and scored 63 tries.
Only
Louis Moolman
Louis Christiaan Moolman (21 January 1951 - 10 February 2006) was a Northern Transvaal and Springboks Rugby Union player. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa and went to school at Hoërskool Verwoerdburg. He played in the lock position.
Pla ...
(171),
Naas Botha
Hendrik Egnatius 'Naas' Botha (born 27 February 1958) is a South African former rugby union player, who played for Northern Transvaal and South Africa (the Springboks).
He was voted ''Rugby Player of the Year'' in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987. Bo ...
(179) and
Burger Geldenhuys (184) have played in more matches than Lourens. His usual position was as a flanker, where he also played for the national team, the
Springboks
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.
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He represented South Africa thrice, the first on 22 June 1968, when he played at flanker in a match against the
British & Irish Lions
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at the
Boet Erasmus Stadium
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in
Port Elizabeth
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, which resulted in a six-all draw. He played in the subsequent test at
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in which he scored a
try
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in the 11–6 win. He earned a third cap in the third match of the test series, at
Ellis Park, which the Springboks won 19–6.
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. 425
References
External links
Thys Lourenson genslin.us
*http://thebulls.co.za/the-team/player-of-the-week/thys-lourens.html
1943 births
Living people
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal
Blue Bulls players
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