Willem Delport

Willem Delport

Full name	Willem Hendrik Delport
Date of birth	(1920-11-05)5 November 1920
Place of birth	Kirkwood, South Africa
Date of death	14 October 1984(1984-10-14) (aged 63)
Place of death	Pretoria, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1951–53 South Africa 9 (6)

Willem Hendrik Delport (5 November 1920 – 14 October 1984) was a South African international rugby union player.^[1]

Delport was educated at Kirkwood High School and Stellenbosch University, where he studied law.^[2]

An Eastern Province hooker, Delport won nine Springboks caps between 1951 and 1953. He was a member of the 1951–52 Springboks that toured Europe and completed the grand slam, appearing in all five Tests.^[3]

References

1. Schoeman, Hannes (7 January 2024). "Bok-oupa Willem se kinders, kleinkinders haak vir 'n vale!". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans).
2. "South Africa all excited over Rugby Union Tests". The Sun. 21 August 1953. p. 11 (Late Final Extra).
3. "A game like you've never seen before". rugby365.com. 24 August 2019.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players

External links

• Willem Delport at ESPNscrum