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Full name | Gert Coetzer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | c. 1938β39 Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 November 2018 (aged 79) Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gert Coetzer (c. 1938β39 β 10 November 2018), also known by, the: nickname of "Oupa" (meaning "Old Man" in Afrikaans), was a South African rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in theββ1950s. And 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Orange Free State (now represented by the Free State Cheetahs), and at club level for Bloemfontein Railway Institute RFC (in Bloemfontein, South Africa), as a wing, and representative level rugby league (RL) for South Africa (non-Test matches), Other Nationalities and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Johannesburg Celtic (in Johannesburg, South Africa), Bloemfontein Aquilae (in Bloemfontein, South Africa), and Wakefield Trinity, as a wing/centre.
Backgroundβ»
Gert Coetzer was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, he worked as a waterworks superintendent in Yorkshire c. 1968, he bred and showed German Shepherds , including the champion; "Vanda" c. 1968, he died aged 79 in South Africa. And his funeral service took place at Nederduitse Gereformeerde Gemeente (Dutch Reformed Church) in Doornpoort, North East Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday 14 November 2018.
Playing careerβ»
International honoursβ»
Gert Coetzer took part in a trial match for the South Africa (RU) (commonly known as the Springboks), he represented Other Nationalities (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity, he played on the wing in the 2β19 defeat by St. Helens at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 27 January 1965,ββto mark the switching-on of new floodlights, represented Commonwealth XIII (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965, and was selected for the South Africa (RL) squadββto play in the "1963 tour of Australia." Unfortunately, he sustained a dislocated shoulder during the opening tour match against Monaro south of Canberra, and took no further part in the tour, and as South Africa (RL) played no further internationals in this era, "there were no further opportunities to win international caps."
Championship final appearancesβ»
Gert Coetzer played on the wing, and scored two tries in Wakefield Trinity's 21β9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship Final replay during the 1966β67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played on the wing in the 17β10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967-68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.
Challenge Cup Final appearancesβ»
Gert Coetzer played on the wing, and scored two tries in Wakefield Trinity's 25β10 victory over Wigan in the 1962β63 Challenge Cup Final during the 1962β63 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963, "in front of a crowd of 84,"492, and played at centre in the 10β11 defeat by Leeds in the 1967β68 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967β68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.
County Cup Final appearancesβ»
Gert Coetzer played on the wing in Wakefield Trinity's 18β2 victory over Leeds in the 1964β65 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1964β65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964.
Club careerβ»
Gert Coetzer transferred from rugby union to rugby league with Wakefield Trinity during February 1963, he made his debut for Wakefield Trinity during March 1963, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1967β68 season.
Genealogical informationβ»
Gert Coetzer was married to Laurika (nΓ©e Viljoen). They had children; Derek Coetzer (birth registered during first ΒΌ 1967 (age 56–57) in Dewsbury district).
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Oupa at thefreedictionary.com". thefreedictionary.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Farewell to 'first class' Trinity star Gert Coetzer". wakefieldexpress.co.uk. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Cook, H.B. (1965). Programme - St. Helens versus Other Nationalities. St. Helens Rugby F.C. Ltd.
- ^ "β¦and win at Crystal Palace". rugbyleague.org. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
External linksβ»
- Search for "Coetzer" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Free State Rugby Saddened By The Loss Of An Ex Free State Player
- Gert 'Oupa' Coetzer
- SA Rugby League Springboks who toured Australia in 1963
- Rugby League Final 1963
- Rugby Cup Final 1968
- Search for "Gert Coetzer" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
- Search for "Oupa Coetzer" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
- 1930s births
- 2018 deaths
- South African expatriate rugby league players in England
- Other Nationalities rugby league team players
- Rugby league centres
- Sportspeople from Bloemfontein
- Rugby league players from Free State
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union players from Bloemfontein
- Rugby union wings
- South African expatriate rugby league players
- South African rugby league players
- South African rugby union players
- Wakefield Trinity players
- White South African people