Scraps Wessels

South African rugby union player (b. 1874, d. 1929)

Rugby player

Scraps Wessels

Birth name| Johannes Jacobus Wessels
Date of birth| (1874-09-13)13 September 1874
Place of birth| Boshof, South Africa
Date of death| 6 April 1929(1929-04-06) (aged 55)
School| SACS
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Forward

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Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1896|  Western Province|  0|  (0)
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1896|  South Africa|  3|  (0)

Correct as of 27 May 2019

Scraps Wessels (13 September 1871 – 6 April 1929) was a South African international rugby union player who played as a forward.

He made 3 appearances for South Africa against the British Lions in 1896.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Springbok Hall of Fame". Springbok Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 May 2019.