Wybrand Willem "Braam" Els (born 11 November 1971) is a South African former
rugby union
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player.
Playing career
Els represented the for three consecutive years, from 1988 to 1990, at the
Craven Week
The Craven Week is an annual rugby union tournament organised for schoolboys in the Republic of South Africa. The tournament started in July 1964, and is named after the legendary Springbok rugby union player and coach Dr Danie Craven.
The ...
tournament for schoolboys. He made his provincial debut for in 1992 and played 155 matches for the union.
Els played in one
test match for the
Springboks
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko) is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jersey ...
, as a replacement against during the
1997 Tri Nations Series
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at
Loftus Versfeld
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in Pretoria. He also played in two tour matches for the Springboks.
Test history
See also
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List of South Africa national rugby union players
South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame.
Individual records
Career
South Africa's '' ...
– Springbok no. 656
References
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1971 births
Living people
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Free State Cheetahs players
Valke (rugby union) players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Gauteng