Johannes Jacobus 'Johan' Spies (born 8 May 1945) is a former South African

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player.

Playing career

Spies played provincial rugby in South Africa for . He made his test debut for the

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in 1970 against the touring New Zealand team on 25 July 1970 at

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in Pretoria. He played in all four test matches against the

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. He toured with the Springboks to Australia during 1971 and played seven tour matches.

Test history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spies, Johan 1945 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Blue Bulls players People from Harrismith Rugby union players from the Free State (province) Rugby union locks Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein

Playing career

Test history

See also

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