REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 264 · Right Wing

Buks Marais

Franswa Pierre Marais · Boland

5Tests
1Tries
1Tours
21Age at debut

Test career

194919511953

First test

16 Jul 1949, age 21 · Right Wing v New Zealand, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

5 Sep 1953, age 25 · Right Wing v Australia, Newlands, Cape Town

Biography

Buks Marais was a Boland wing who played five Tests between 1949 and 1953. Born in Worcester on 13 December 1927, he made his debut against New Zealand in 1949 and toured Britain and Ireland in 1951–52. Against the 1953 Wallabies he scored a try, a conversion and a penalty in a 25–3 win at Ellis Park. He died on 12 December 1996.

Test history

5 tests · 10 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
16 Jul 1949New ZealandNewlands, Cape TownRight WingW 15–11Boland
13 Aug 1949New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgRight WingW 12–6Boland
24 Nov 1951ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghLeft WingW 44–0Boland
22 Aug 1953AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgRight WingW 25–3Boland
05 Sep 1953AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownRight WingL 14–18Boland