Martin Janse van Rensburg
| Full name | Marthinus Coenraad Janse van Rensburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 April 2017 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5½ in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 4 lb (228 lb; 103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marthinus Coenraad Janse van Rensburg (29 December 1944 – 16 April 2017) was a South African international rugby union player.
Born in Ladysmith, van Rensburg was educated at Durban's Port Natal School.[1]
A giant lock forward, van Rensburg represented Natal from 1965 and was a member of the Springboks squad on their 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland, where he played only minor fixtures. His tour was disrupted by a neck injury suffered against Swansea, for which he was carried off on a stretcher.[2][3]
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References
- ^ "Martin Janse van Rensburg". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Power-Plus From The Two-Tonners". Evening News (London). 5 November 1969.
- ^ "Call it off ..." Daily Mirror. 17 November 1969.