PIET DU PLESSIS

Piet du Plessis
Birth name	Pieter George du Plessis
Date of birth	23 July 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Nylstroom, Limpopo , South Africa
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
School	Hoërskool Wonderboom, Pretoria
University	University of Pretoria; Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Tukkies
	Maties
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
19?–1972	Northern Transvaal
1973–1978	Western Province
International career
Years	Team
1972	South Africa

Pieter George du Plessis (born 23 July 1947) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1]

Playing career

Du Plessis studied at the University of Pretoria and Stellenbosch University and became a Professor of Business Management. He played provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal and Western Province.^[2]

Du Plessis played one test for the Springboks, the 1972 test match against the touring England team at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.^[3]

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	England	9–18	Lock		3 June 1972	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

^ "Piet du Plessis". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ Parker, A. C. (1983). W.P. Rugby : centenary, 1883-1983. Western Province Rugby Football Union (South Africa) (1st ed.). Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa: WPRFU. p. 127. ISBN 0-620-06555-9. OCLC 54188953.
^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 84. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.