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Wahl Bartmann

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Wahl Bartmann
Birth nameWahl Justice Bartmann
Date of birth (1963-06-13) 13 June 1963 (age 61)
Place of birthFlorida, Gauteng
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Florida, Gauteng
UniversityRand Afrikaans University
Children2
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982–1989 Transvaal 93 (72)
1990–1994 Natal 69 (94)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1994 South Africa 8

Wahl Justice Bartmann (born 13 June 1963) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

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Bartmann matriculated in 1981 and represented the South African Schools team in the same year. In 1982 Bartmann enrolled at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), in Johannesburg and made his debut for Transvaal as a nineteen year old. His two brothers, Leon and Francois, also represented Transvaal at provincial level. Bartmann also played for Natal and captained the team 45 times and was part of the team that won the Currie Cup in 1990 and 1992.[2]

Bartmann made his test debut for the Springboks against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers on 10 May 1986 at Newlands in Cape Town.[3] In so doing, Bartmann became the first alumnus of RAU to receive Springbok colours for rugby. He toured with the Springboks to Argentina in 1993 and to New Zealand in 1994, but did not play in any test matches on these tours. He played eight tests without scoring any tries for the Springboks and also played in seven tour matches, scoring one try.

Test history

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No. Opponents Results
(RSA 1st)
Position Tries Dates Venue
1. New Zealand Cavaliers 21–15 Flanker 10 May 1986 Newlands, Cape Town
2. New Zealand Cavaliers 18–19 Flanker 17 May 1986 Kings Park, Durban
3. New Zealand Cavaliers 33–18 Flanker 24 May 1986 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4. New Zealand Cavaliers 24–10 Flanker 31 May 1986 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.  New Zealand 24–27 Flanker 15 August 1992 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.  Australia 3–26 Flanker 22 August 1992 Newlands, Cape Town
7.  France 20–15 Flanker 17 October 1992 Stade de Gerland, Lyon
8. France France 16–29 Flanker 24 October 1992 Parc des Princes, Paris

Accolades

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Bartmann was voted South Africa rugby player of the Year for two consecutive years, 1990 and 1991.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wahl Bartman". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 81. ISBN 0620172940.
  3. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.