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Piet Uys (rugby union)

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Piet Uys
Full namePieter de Waal Uys
Date of birth(1937-12-10)10 December 1937
Place of birthPaarl, South Africa
Date of death12 December 2009(2009-12-12) (aged 72)
Place of deathPretoria, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960–69 South Africa 12 (0)

Pieter de Waal Uys (10 December 1937 — 12 December 2009) was a South African rugby union international.[1]

Born in Paarl, Uys was a scrum-half, of a bigger size than most who were then playing in that position.[2]

Uys earned 12 Test caps for the Springboks throughout the 1960s. Debuting on the 1960–61 tour of Europe, Uys featured in wins against all the home nations during the trip.[2] He represented the Pretoria Police Rugby Club and turned out in provincial rugby for the Bulls, which he captained in the 1970 Currie Cup final loss to Griqualand West.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "S. Africa Rugby favourites". Birmingham Evening Mail. 16 August 1969.
  2. ^ a b "Piet Uys dies". Independent Online. 13 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Bok Piet Uys passes away". News24. 12 December 2009.
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