Natie Rens
| Full name | Ignatius Johannes Rens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 July 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Potchefstroom, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 December 1989 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69.9 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ignatius Johannes Rens (19 July 1929 – 19 December 1989) was a South African dual–code international rugby player.[1]
Born in Potchefstroom, Rens started out in rugby union. He was a Transvaal representative player, capped twice for the Springboks, both times as a fly–half in their home series against the Wallabies in 1953. Coming into the XV for the third Test match in Durban, Rens contributed three conversions in a 18-8 win, then for the final Test match in Port Elizabeth kicked a further 13 points in another Springboks win, which included a drop goal.[2]
Rens later switched to rugby league and played as a five–eighth for Southern Suburbs. In 1963, Rens was a member of the first South Africa national rugby league team to undertake a tour of Australia.[3]
Originally a farmer, Rens also operated the Punch Bowl hotel in Transvaal for a period in the 1970s.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Natie Rens". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Australia Down In Big Union In S. Af". The Daily Advertiser. 28 September 1953. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ NSWRFL., The Rugby League news (13-14 July 1963), N.S.W. Rugby Football League – via Trove
- ^ van Zyl, Anton (6 December 2020). "A "new" Avoca Vale, but with the old-style charm". Limpopo Mirror.