Albie Bates
| Birth name | Albert Jacobus Bates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 April 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Germiston, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 October 2021 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pretoria, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Milner High School, Klerksdorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert Jacobus Bates (18 April 1941 – 26 October 2021) was a South African rugby union player and coach.[1][2]
Playing career[edit]
Bates played his senior provincial rugby in South Africa for Western Transvaal and Northern Transvaal. He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland, against England at Twickenham. He also played test matches against the All Blacks in 1970 and the one-off test against England in 1972.[3] He also played in fourteen tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.[4]
Test history[edit]
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  England |
8–11 | Flank | 20 December 1969 | Twickenham, London | |
| 2. |  New Zealand |
17–6 | Number eight | 25 July 1970 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 3. | New Zealand |
8–9 | Number eight | 8 August 1970 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 4. | England |
9–18 | Number eight | 3 June 1972 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also[edit]
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 438
References[edit]
- ^ "Albie Bates". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Heenop, Albert (31 October 2021). "Die bek kyk toe sommer opsy neus!". Rapport.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 72, 75–76, 84. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 140. ISBN 0958423148.