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Springbok no. 287 · Full Back

Johnny Buchler

John Ulrich Buchler · Lions

10Tests
0Tries
2Tours
21Age at debut

Test career

195119531956

First test

24 Nov 1951, age 21 · Full Back v Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Last test

2 Jun 1956, age 26 · Full Back v Australia, Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

Biography

Johnny Buchler was a steady, dependable fullback who played ten Tests and lost only one. Born in Johannesburg on 7 April 1930, he played for Transvaal. He made his debut in the 44–0 win over Scotland in 1951, played all five Tests of that tour and all four against the 1953 Wallabies, and toured Australia in 1956. He was a man of strong faith. He died on 1 August 2017.

Test history

10 tests · 8 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
24 Nov 1951ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghFull BackW 44–0Lions
08 Dec 1951IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinFull BackW 17–5Lions
22 Dec 1951WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffFull BackW 6–3Lions
05 Jan 1952EnglandTwickenham, LondonFull BackW 8–3Lions
16 Feb 1952FranceStade Olympique, Colombes, ParisFull BackW 25–3Lions
22 Aug 1953AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgFull BackW 25–3Lions
05 Sep 1953AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownFull BackL 14–18Lions
19 Sep 1953AustraliaKingsmead, DurbanFull BackW 18–8Lions
26 Sep 1953AustraliaCrusaders (St George's Park), Port ElizabethFull BackW 22–9Lions
02 Jun 1956AustraliaBrisbane Exhibition Ground, BrisbaneFull BackW 9–0Lions