Dawie Ackermann

Dawie Ackermann
Full name Dawid Schalk Pienaar Ackermann[1]
Date of birth (1930-06-03)3 June 1930
Place of birth Aliwal North, South Africa
Date of death 1 January 1970(1970-01-01) (aged 39)
Rugby league career
Position Loose forward
National teams
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1963 South Africa 2 (0)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
1955–58
1959–61		 Western Province
Golden Lions
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1955–58 South Africa 8 (3)

Dawid Schalk Pienaar "Dawie" Ackermann (3 June 1930 – 1 January 1970), was a South African international rugby union and rugby league footballer. His position was at Flanker (or loose forward in rugby league).

Rugby union career

Ackermann started his career as a rugby union player, appearing for Western Province and Golden Lions. He also played in eight test matches for South Africa between 1955 and 1958.

Rugby league career

In 1962, Ackermann was one of a number of high profile South African players to switch to rugby league. He was selected by the RLSA to play in a three match series against Great Britain, who were returning from their 1962 tour of Australia and New Zealand. Ackermann played in all three games, scoring a try in the second game.[2]

In 1963, he was part of the team which toured Australia and New Zealand, captaining the side in the two games against Australia.[3][4] Following the collapse of rugby league in South Africa after the tour, Ackermann was forced to retire due to the ban on rugby league players from participating in rugby union.

References

  1. ↑ "Dawie Ackermann". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Lush, Peter; Snyders, Hendrik (2015). Tries and Conversions: South African Rugby League Players. London League Publications. ISBN 978-1909885073.
  3. ↑ "Australia vs South Africa 1963 Series - Game 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Australia vs South Africa 1963 Series - Game 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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