Boland Coetzee

South African rugby union footballer

Rugby player

Boland Coetzee

Birth name| Johannes Hermanus Hugo Coetzee

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Date of birth|  (1945-01-20) 20 January 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth| Porterville, Western Cape
Height| 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight| 90 kg (198 lb)
School| Swartland High School
University| Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Flank

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Maties|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1967–1979|  Western Province|  127|  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1974–1976|  South Africa|  6|

Johannes Hermanus Hugo 'Boland' Coetzee  (born 20 January 1945) is a former South African rugby union player.[1] He is a wine farmer and winemaker at his farm Vriesenhof, in the Stellenbosch region.[2]

## Playing career

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Coetzee enrolled at Stellenbosch University in 1963 for a degree in Oenology and started playing rugby for the university's under 18 team, of which he was also captain. He continued to play for the Maties rugby club and was also their captain on a regular basis until 1979. Coetzee made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1967 and played in 127 matches, scoring 37 tries for the union.[3]

Coetzee made his test debut for the Springboks in the first test against the 1974 British Lions at Newlands in Cape Town. He was dropped from the team after the first test and his second test for the Springboks was as a replacement for Moaner van Heerden in the second half of the second test against France in 1975. Coetzee then played in all four test in the 1976 series against the All Blacks.[4]

### Test history

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No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue

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1. |  British Lions | 3–12 | Flank |  | 8 June 1974 | Newlands, Cape Town
2. |  France | 33–18 | Replacement |  | 28 June 1975 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3. |  New Zealand | 16–7 | Flank |  | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban
4. |  New Zealand | 9–15 | Flank |  | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
5. |  New Zealand | 15–10 | Flank |  | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town
6. |  New Zealand | 15–14 | Flank |  | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg

## See also

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* List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 463

## References

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1. ^ "Boland Coetzee". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
2. ^ "Wines of South Africa - Blogs - SA Wine Legends: Jan Boland Coetzee". www.wosa.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
3. ^ 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. 302\. ISBN 0-620-06555-9. OCLC 54188953.
4. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 85–96\. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.85-96&rft.pub=Penguin&rft.date=1995&rft_id=info:oclcnum/36916860&rft.isbn=0140250174&rft.au=Jooste,+Graham+K.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boland+Coetzee" class="Z3988">