Jan Willem Lotz (26 August 1910 – 13 August 1986) was a South African

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player.

Playing career

Lotz played provincial rugby for the in the South African

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competition. He played his first

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for on 26 June 1937 against the

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at the

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. During 1937 and 1938 he played in all 8 test matches played by the Springboks and was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand, which won the test series against both countries. He played his last test match against the

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on 10 September 1938 at

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in Cape Town.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lotz, Jan 1910 births 1986 deaths South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Sportspeople from Krugersdorp Rugby union players from Gauteng Rugby union hookers Golden Lions players

Playing career

See also

References