JC van der Westhuizen
| Full name | Jacobus Cloete van der Westhuizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 November 1905 Darling, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 2003 (aged 97) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73.9 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Ponie van der Westhuizen (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Cloete van der Westhuizen (22 November 1905 – 8 July 2003), known as JC van der Westhuizen, was a South African international rugby union player.
Biography
Early life
Born in Darling, north of Cape Town, van der Westhuizen grew up playing local inter-town fixtures and later as a pupil at Paarl Gimnasium, where he was boarder. He then had five years with Stellenbosch University.[1]
Rugby career
A centre, van der Westhuizen captained Cape Town club Gardens and was a surprise Springboks call up for their 1928 home series against the All Blacks, having not yet represented his province.[2] He got his opportunity through an injury to Stanley Osler and featured in three of the four international fixtures, scoring a try at Newlands. In 1931, van der Westhuizen got recalled for the tour of the British Isles and was named as Bennie Osler's vice captain. Injuries restricted him to a solitary Test match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[3] He later captained Eastern Province while serving as the headmaster of Balfour Secondary School.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "JC van der Westhuizen". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Springbok, then Province". rugby365.com. 18 October 2012.
- ^ "3-2-3 Order For Irish Pack". Irish Independent. 19 December 1931.