Basie van Wyk, the Glossary
Christiaan Johannes "Basie" van Wijk (5 November 1923 – 29 August 2002) was a South African rugby union international who was capped 10 times as a flanker for the Springboks in the 1950s.[1]
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10 relations: Bela-Bela, Birmingham Mail, Golden Lions, List of South Africa national rugby union players, Rugby union, South Africa national rugby union team, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vryburg, 1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe.
- People from Vryburg
- Rugby union players from North West (South African province)
Bela-Bela
Bela-Bela (Tswana/Pedi for "the pot that boils") - formerly known as Warmbaths, Afrikaans: Warmbad- is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
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Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
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Golden Lions
The Golden Lions (currently known as the Fidelity ADT Golden Lions for sponsorship reasons) are a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg who compete in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge.
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List of South Africa national rugby union players
South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records.
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Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.
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South Africa national rugby union team
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.
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Vryburg
Vryburg is a large agricultural town with a population of 63 260 situated in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province of South Africa.
1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
In 1951–52 the South Africa national rugby union team toured England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, playing a series of test matches, as well as games against club, regional, and representative teams.
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See also
People from Vryburg
- Basie van Wyk
- Bernard Mitton
- Christine Barkhuizen le Roux
- Des Terblanche
- Donald Lee (cricketer)
- Dries Vorster
- Fabian McCarthy (South African soccer)
- Frank Davidson (South African cricketer)
- Franna du Toit
- George Hammond (cricketer)
- Henry Kaltenbrunn
- JP Smith (rugby union)
- Jaap Marais
- Jamba Ulengo
- Lindiwe Hendricks
- Neo Ntsoma
- Penny Siopis
- Peter Corbett (cricketer)
- Ruan Smith
- Shadrack Hoff
- Thandi Modise
Rugby union players from North West (South African province)
- Basie van Wyk
- Daan Retief
- Dave Frederickson (rugby union)
- Deon Carney
- Dries Swanepoel
- Drikus Hattingh
- Etienne Oosthuizen (rugby union, born 1992)
- Franco Smith
- Franna du Toit
- Frans van Wyk
- Frik du Preez
- Gerhard Mostert
- Henco van Wyk
- Hendrik Roodt
- Henko Marais
- Hennie van Zyl
- J. P. Mostert
- JP Smith (rugby union)
- Jaco Snyman
- Jamba Ulengo
- Jannes Labuschagne
- Johan de Bruyn
- Juan-Philip Smith
- Marno Redelinghuys
- Martin Dreyer (rugby union)
- Nardus van der Walt
- Neethling Fouché
- Nico Luus
- PJ van Zyl
- Piet Kruger
- Piet Visagie
- Richard Bands
- Ruan Smith
- Ruan Venter
- Rynardt van Wyk
- Stephan van der Walt
- Walt Steenkamp
- Wimpie van der Walt