Wynand Mans
| Full name | Wynand Jacobus Mans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fraserburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 December 2018 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hermanus, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85.3 kg (188 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wynand Jacobus Mans (21 February 1942 – 6 December 2018) was a South African international rugby union player.
Mans was born in Fraserburg and educated at Paarl Gimnasium.[1]
A three–quarter, Mans played for Western Province clubs Northerns (Connect NTK RFC) situated in Parow North, Paarl and Durbanville. He made his provincial debut aged 21 and in 1965 was a member of two Springboks tours. On a tour of Europe, Mans played as an inside centre for his only two Springboks caps, scoring a try on debut against Ireland in Dublin. His other match was against Scotland at Murrayfield and he contributed a conversion. He retained his place for their tour of Australia and New Zealand, where he was often utilised as a winger, but was hampered by multiple injuries and played only minor tour matches.[2]
Mans refereed Currie Cup matches during the late 1980s. The closest he came to officiating at international level was a match played by the New Zealand Cavaliers against Transvaal on their 1986 tour of South Africa.[3]
In 2018, Mans died of complications from motor neurone disease.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Wynand Mans". bokhist.com.
- ^ Martin, Peter (6 July 2020). "1965: a bad year for SA rugby". Go!Express.
- ^ "Springbok Wynand Mans has died". rugby365.com. 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Another former Bok dies of Motor Neurone Disease". News24. 8 December 2018.