Pat Montini

Montini in New Zealand in 1956
Birth name	Patrick Evan Montini
Date of birth	15 June 1929
Place of birth	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of death	26 August 2008(2008-08-26) (aged 79)
Place of death	Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72.5 kg (160 lb)
School	Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck, Cape Town
University	Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Gardens RFC Worcester RFC Maties () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1951–52, 1955–57 1953–54 Western Province Boland International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1956 South Africa 2

Patrick Evan Montini (15 June 1929 – 26 August 2008) was a South African rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

Montini attended the Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck in Cape Town, where his centre partner in the school's first team was another future Springbok, Daantjie Rossouw. In 1949, after leaving school he played for Gardens Rugby Club in Cape Town and made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1951. In 1953 Montini moved to Worcester and played provincial rugby for Boland and in 1955, he relocated to Stellenbosch to study law at Stellenbosch University and was again selected to represent Western Province. ^[2]

Montini made his test debut for the Springboks in the first test match against Australia during the 1956 Springbok tour of Australia and New Zealand, on 26 May 1956 at the SCG. ^[3] Montini played two test matches and nine tour matches for South Africa. He did not score any points in tests, but scored one try and one drop goal in the tour matches. ^[4]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Australia	9–0	Centre		26 May 1956	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
2.	Australia	9–0	Centre		2 June 1956	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 328

References