Daantjie van de Vyver
| Born | Daniël Ferdinand van de Vyver 14 December 1909 Seymour, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 18 March 1977 (aged 67) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniël Ferdinand van de Vyver (14 December 1909 – 18 March 1977) also known as "Vandie", was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
Van de Vyver played provincial rugby for the Western Province in the South African Currie Cup competition. He was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first and only test matches for South Africa on 17 July 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He also played thirteen tour matches for the Springboks, scoring four tries.[2]
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 250
References
- ^ "Vandie van de Vyver". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 246. ISBN 9780620872041.