Daan Retief

Daan Retief
Birth nameDaniël Francois Retief
Date of birth(1925-06-28)28 June 1925
Place of birthLichtenburg, Transvaal
Date of death22 September 2010(2010-09-22) (aged 85)
Place of deathBedfordview, Gauteng
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
SchoolLichtenburg High School
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward, Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950– Northern Transvaal 45 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–1956 South Africa 9 (12)

Daniël Francois Retief (28 June 1925 – 22 September 2010) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Retief matriculated at Lichtenburg High School and took his BCom degree at the University of Pretoria. He started his career as a wing for Northern Transvaal and later switched to loose-forward.[2]

Retief made his test match debut for South Africa against Robin Thompson's British Lions side in 1955 at Ellis Park in front of over 90,000 fans. He toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand in 1956 and was one of the few players who represented South Africa in all six Test matches on the tour.[3] On the tour he scored 11 tries, 3 of which were in tests and during a difficult tour where the team was plagued by injuries, Retief played in 18 games.[2]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  British Lions 25–9 Number 8 6 Aug 1955 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2. British & Irish Lions British Lions 6–9 Number 8 20 Aug 1955 Newlands, Cape Town
3. British & Irish Lions British Lions 22–8 Number 8 1 24 Sep 1955 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
4.  Australia 9–0 Flank 1 26 May 1956 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
5.  Australia 9–0 Flank 1 2 Jun 1956 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
6.  New Zealand 6–10 Flank 14 Jul 1956 Carisbrook, Dunedin
7.  New Zealand 8–3 Flank 1 4 Aug 1956 Athletic Park, Wellington
8.  New Zealand 10–17 Number 8 18 Aug 1956 Lancaster Park, Christchurch
9.  New Zealand 5–11 Flank 1 Sep 1956 Eden Park, Auckland

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daan Retief". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie (2010). South African Rugby Annual 2011. Cape Town: SARU & MWP Media. p. 382. ISBN 978-0620483865.
  3. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 14–23. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.