Johan Oosthuizen

Jacob Johannes 'Johan' Oosthuizen (born 4 July 1951) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1]

Johan Oosthuizen

Birth name	Jacob Johannes Oosthuizen
Date of birth	(1951-07-04) 4 July 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Worcester, Western Cape
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
School	Worcester Gimnasium
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1973–1978 Western Province () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1974–1976 South Africa 9 (8)

Playing career

Born in Worcester and a police officer by occupation, Oosthuizen made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1973.^[2]

He made his test debut for the Springboks in the first test against the 1974 British Lions at Newlands in Cape Town. His second test for the Springboks was against France during the end of the year tour to that country. He also played against France in 1975 and against the All Blacks in 1976.^[3] Along with his nine tests he played in five tour matches, scoring fifteen points for the Springboks.^[4]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	British Lions	3–12	Centre		8 June 1974	Newlands, Cape Town
2.	France	13–4	Centre		23 November 1974	Stade Municipal, Toulouse
3.	France	10–8	Centre		30 November 1974	Parc des Princes, Paris
4.	France	38–25	Centre	1	21 June 1975	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
5.	France	33–18	Centre		28 June 1975	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
6.	New Zealand	16–7	Centre		24 July 1976	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
7.	New Zealand	9–15	Centre		14 August 1976	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
8.	New Zealand	15–10	Centre	1	4 September 1976	Newlands, Cape Town
9.	New Zealand	15–14	Centre		18 September 1976	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 460

References

1. "Johan Oosthuizen". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. 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. pp. 124, 132. ISBN 0-620-06555-9. OCLC 54188953.
3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 85–96. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 155. ISBN 0958423148.