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Paul Durand (rugby union)

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Paul Durand
Full namePaul Jacobus Durand
Date of birth(1946-01-21)21 January 1946
Place of birthBenoni, South Africa
Date of death1988 (1989) (aged 42)
Place of deathDurban, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Western Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969 South Africa

Paul Jacobus Durand (1946 – 1988) was a South African international rugby union player.

Biography

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Born in Benoni, Durand went to a school in Stilfontein and afterwards became a sports instructor.[1]

Durand, a fullback, debuted for Western Transvaal in 1965 and was a member of the Springboks squad on their 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland, as back up for HO de Villiers. His tour was limited to two minor matches and ended early when he was sent home due to a thigh injury around the time of their second of four international fixtures.[2]

In 1988, Durand was killed in a head-on collision while driving in Durban, aged 42.[3][4]

Durand's great-nephew Deon Stegmann was capped for the Springboks.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Power-Plus From The Two-Tonners". Evening News (London). 5 November 1969.
  2. ^ "Injured Durand flies home". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 13 December 1969.
  3. ^ "Paul Durand". bokhist.com.
  4. ^ Martin, Peter (7 June 2020). "Renier Grobler: A life cut tragically short". GO! & Express.
  5. ^ "Other family". bokhist.com.