Ockie Oosthuizen
Birth nameOckert Wessel Oosthuizen
Date of birth1 April 1955
Place of birthJohannesburg, South Africa
Date of death3 December 2019 (aged 64)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
SchoolVolkskool, Heidelberg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975?
1981
19821985
Western Transvaal
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
19811984 South Africa 9 (4)

Ockert Wessel "Ockie" Oosthuizen (1 April 1955 3 December 2019[1]) was a South African rugby player. He was capped nine times, scoring one try.[2]

Rugby career

Oosterhuizen was born in Johannesburg. He first played for Western Transvaal (now known as the Leopards) as a 20-year-old in 1975, and later moved on to provincial giants Northern Transvaal (Blue Bulls) winning the Currie Cup in 1981 and Transvaal (Golden Lions).[3] He made his international debut against Ireland in 1981 and was part of the ill-fated 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand.

Oosthuizen quit rugby in 1985, as he was unhappy with the rugby administration at the time. Along with former Transvaal centre Dries Maritz, he tried to negotiate better financial advantages for their fellow players, which inevitably led to numerous clashes with the powers that be. He later had to appear in front of disciplinary committee after allegations of receiving payment for playing from the Rand Afrikaanse Universiteit (Rand Afrikaans University, now the University of Johannesburg).[4] Although he won the case after an appeal, he was never selected for Transvaal again. He then briefly served as chairman of the now-defunct Randburg RFC, before getting fed up with the politics of the game.

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. Ireland23–15Reserve30 May 1981Newlands, Cape Town
2.Ireland Ireland12–10Tighthead prop6 June 1981Kings Park Stadium, Durban
3. New Zealand24–12Loosehead prop29 August 1981Athletic Park, Wellington
4.New Zealand New Zealand22–25Loosehead prop12 September 1981Eden Park, Auckland
5. United States38–7Loosehead prop20 September 1981Owl Creek Polo ground, Glenville, New York
6. South American Jaguars50–18Loosehead prop127 March 1982Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
7. South American Jaguars12–21Loosehead prop3 April 1982Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
8. England33–15Loosehead prop2 June 1984Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
9.England England35–9Loosehead prop9 June 1984Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Life after rugby

After his retirement from playing, he went into business and became chairman of a company specializing in financial services. In the early 1990s, he got involved in efforts to restart rugby league in South Africa.

See also

References

  1. "Former Springbok prop Ockie Oosthuizen dies". Sport. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. "Ockie Oosthuizen". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. (in Afrikaans) OCKIE OOSTHUIZEN: Die korrelkop-stut Rugbypolitiek te veel vir hom
  4. Luyt (2003), pg 153.

Bibliography

  • Luyt, Louis (2003). Walking Proud. Don Nelson. ISBN 1-86806-212-0.
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