REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 266 · Inside Centre

Tjol Lategan

Marthinus Theunis Lategan · WP, Boland

11Tests
3Tries
1Tours
23Age at debut

Test career

194919511953

First test

16 Jul 1949, age 23 · Inside Centre v New Zealand, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

5 Sep 1953, age 27 · Inside Centre v Australia, Newlands, Cape Town

Biography

Tjol Lategan was a skilful inside centre who played 11 Tests between 1949 and 1953 and lost only one. Born in Stellenbosch on 29 September 1925 and educated at Paul Roos Gymnasium, he played for Western Province and Boland and recovered from a serious knee injury early in his career.

He scored against New Zealand in 1949 and in the 44–0 win over Scotland in 1951. He was part of the 1951–52 side that beat all five European nations. He died on 8 March 2015.

Test history

11 tests · 9 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
16 Jul 1949New ZealandNewlands, Cape TownInside CentreW 15–11WP
13 Aug 1949New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgInside CentreW 12–6WP
03 Sep 1949New ZealandKingsmead, DurbanInside CentreW 9–3WP
17 Sep 1949New ZealandCrusaders (St George's Park), Port ElizabethInside CentreW 11–8WP
24 Nov 1951ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghInside CentreW 44–0WP
08 Dec 1951IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinInside CentreW 17–5WP
22 Dec 1951WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffInside CentreW 6–3WP
05 Jan 1952EnglandTwickenham, LondonInside CentreW 8–3WP
16 Feb 1952FranceStade Olympique, Colombes, ParisInside CentreW 25–3WP
22 Aug 1953AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgInside CentreW 25–3Boland
05 Sep 1953AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownInside CentreL 14–18Boland