Daniël Ferdinand van de Vyver (14 December 1909 – 18 March 1977) also known as "Vandie", was a South African
rugby union
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player.
Playing career
Van de Vyver played provincial rugby for the in the South African
Currie Cup
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competition. He was a member of the
1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first and only
test matches Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to:
* Test cricket
* Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (association football)
...
for on 17 July 1937 against the
Wallabies
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at the
Sydney Cricket Ground
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. He also played thirteen tour matches for the Springboks, scoring four tries.
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. 250
References
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1909 births
1977 deaths
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
People from Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality
Rugby union fly-halves
Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
Western Province (rugby union) players