FA Meiring
| Birth name | Francois Anton Meiring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Somerset East, Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gill College, Somerset East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francois Anton Meiring (born 24 August 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]As a schoolboy, Meiring represented North Eastern Cape at the 1986 Craven Week tournament after which he was selected for the South African Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut in 1990 and played provincial rugby for Eastern Province and Northern Transvaal. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand. Meiring did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 612
- List of South Africa national under-18 rugby union team players
References
[edit]- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 88. ISBN 0620172940.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 117. ISBN 0620209607.