Trix Truter
| Full name | Jacobus Tredoux Truter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 June 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88.5 kg (195 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Tredoux Truter (born 5 June 1939) is a South African former international rugby union player.
Born in Ladysmith, Truter was a wing three–quarter and represented Natal.[1]
Truter gained three caps in sporadic appearances for the Springboks during the early 1960s. He made his debut deputising for Jannie Engelbrecht against the touring Wallabies at Pretoria in 1963.[2] His next opportunity came the following year when South Africa hosted France for a one–off Test match at Springs. He was a member of the Springboks squad for their 1965 tour and scored a try against the Wallabies at Lang Park in his only international match of the trip.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trix Truter". bokhist.com.
- ^ Lewis, Craig (28 August 2014). "Trix takes a walk down memory lane". Daily News.
- ^ "Thornett's men rewrite book". The Canberra Times. 28 June 1965. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.