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Thys Lourens
Birth nameMatthys Johannes Lourens
Date of birth (1943-05-15) 15 May 1943 (age 81)
Place of birthVryheid, KwaZulu-Natal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
SchoolVryheid High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Northern Transvaal 168 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968 South Africa 3 (3)

Matthys Johannes 'Thys' Lourens (born 15 May 1943) is a former South African rugby union Rugby player.[1]

Playing career

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Lourens played 168 first class provincial matches for Northern Transvaal, 91 of which were in the Currie Cup competition. He captained the team on 84 occasions and scored 63 tries.[2]

Only Louis Moolman (171), Naas Botha (179) and Burger Geldenhuys (184) have played in more matches than Lourens. His usual position was as a flanker, where he also played for the national team, the Springboks.[3]

He represented South Africa thrice, the first on 22 June 1968, when he played at flanker in a match against the British & Irish Lions at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in a six-all draw. He played in the subsequent test at Newlands in which he scored a try in the 11–6 win. He earned a third cap in the third match of the test series, at Ellis Park, which the Springboks won 19–6.

Test history

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No. Opposition Result (RSA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  British Lions 6–6 Flank 22 June 1968 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
2. British & Irish Lions British Lions 11–6 Flank 1 13 July 1968 Newlands, Cape Town
3. British & Irish Lions British Lions 19–6 Flank 27 July 1968 Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thys Lourens". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1985. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 139.
  3. ^ "Thys Lourens". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016.
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