Johannes Augustus Stegmann (21 June 1887 – 7 December 1984) was a South African

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player.

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Stegmann was the ninth born of 13 siblings, which included Springbok

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. He hailed from

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. A strong–running winger, Stegmann played for Stellenbosch and Johannesburg club Digger. He was a Transvaal representative player when he gained his

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call up in 1912, for a tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France. The Springboks won all five international matches, with Stegmann contributing two tries against Scotland, followed a week later by a hat–trick against Ireland at Lansdowne Road. He featured in each of the five internationals. Stegmann subsequently studied dentistry at the

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and represented Scotland in athletics.

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