Piet Visagie

Piet Visagie
Full name	Petrus Jacobus Visagie
Date of birth	16 April 1943
Place of birth	Kimberley, South Africa
Date of death	22 December 2022 (aged 79)
Place of death	Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half
International career
Years	Team
1967–71	South Africa

Petrus Jacobus Visagie (16 April 1943 – 22 December 2022) was a South African rugby union international.

Visagie, raised in the town of Reivilo, was a mine worker at Beeshoek and played for the local Ammosal rugby club. He went on to represent Griquas in provincial rugby and was a key member of the 1970 Currie Cup winning side.^[1]

A fly-half, Visagie was capped in 25 Test matches for the Springboks. He featured in series wins over Australia, the British & Irish Lions, France and New Zealand. The 43 points he amassed on Australia's four-Test 1969 tour of South Africa set a world record for a series.^[2] His career ended prematurely at the age of 28 due to a broken leg.^[3]

Visagie's younger brother Gawie was also a Springboks representative.^[3]

References

^ "Springbok legend passes away in Potch". Potchefstroom Herald. 11 January 2023.
^ "Ten new caps in Springbok squad". The Canberra Times. 7 October 1969. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Butler, Lynn (23 December 2022). "Former Bok flyhalf Piet Visagie dies: 'He was one of the best in his era'". News24.

External links

Piet Visagie at ESPNscrum

[1] "Springbok legend passes away in Potch". Potchefstroom Herald. 11 January 2023.

[2] "Ten new caps in Springbok squad". The Canberra Times. 7 October 1969. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.

[News24-3] Butler, Lynn (23 December 2022). "Former Bok flyhalf Piet Visagie dies: 'He was one of the best in his era'". News24.

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