Sias Swart
| Full name | Josias Johannes Nicolaas Swart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 July 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Otjiwarongo, South West Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 January 1993 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josias Johannes Nicolaas Swart (29 July 1934 – 18 January 1993), known as Sias Swart, was an international rugby union player for South Africa.[1]
Born in Otjiwarongo, South West Africa, Swart was a descendant of Dorsland Trekkers and had six siblings.[2]
Swart was the first Springbok to hail from South West Africa. He gained his sole Springboks cap playing on the left wing in the opening Test match against the 1955 British Lions at Ellis Park.[3] His late try helped spark a Springboks comeback, but they were to lose by a single point, with Jack van der Schyff missing a shot a goal in the final moments.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Springboks' Mighty Atom". Liverpool Daily Post. 4 August 1955.
- ^ "Polla Swart vorgestellt im Namibiana Buchdepot". www.namibiana.de. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Sias Swart". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Sixty-year Rugby record hung on last kick of match". Staffordshire Sentinel. 27 January 1962.