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