Jacobus Abraham du Rand (better known as Salty du Rand) (16 January 1926 – 27 February 1979) was a former

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footballer. He played numerous times for

, including on their 1951–52 Grand Slam tour of Europe, as well as captaining them once against the

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Playing career

He made his debut for the Springboks in 1949 in a Test match against the All Blacks, which was played at Ellis Park in

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. The game was won by South Africa, defeating the New Zealanders 12 to six. South Africa also won the subsequent contest in

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, defeating the All Blacks again, nine points to three. In 1951 he was capped three times for the Springboks, who went on a tour of Europe. The first Test he played in on tour was against

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in late November, which the Springboks won 44 points to nil, in which he scored his first try in a Test. He then played in the 17–5 victory over

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and the 6 to 3 win over

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. The tour continued into early 1952, and du Rand was capped in matches against

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, which the Springboks won 8 to three, and then against

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, where South Africa won 25 to three, and thus, completed a grand slam of Europe. He was then chosen to play in a four match series against the

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in 1953, scoring a try in the first Test at Ellis Park, which South Africa won 25 to three. He also scored in the following Test, and played in the two other games as well. In 1955. the British Lions came to South Africa. Du Rand played in all four Tests. The following season he was capped twice against the Wallabies, both of which the Springboks won. The tour then continued to

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, and du Rand captained South Africa against the All Blacks on July 14 at

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. He was capped another three times against the All Blacks, playing his last Test for South Africa on September 1 at

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. He died in 1979.

References

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Playing career

See also

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