REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 364 · Loose-head Prop

Fanie Kuhn

Stefanus Petrus Kuhn · Lions

19Tests
0Tries
2Tours
25Age at debut

Test career

196019621965

First test

13 Aug 1960, age 25 · Loose-head Prop v New Zealand, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Last test

17 Apr 1965, age 29 · Loose-head Prop v Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Biography

Fanie Kuhn was a compact, mobile loose-head prop who played 19 Tests between 1960 and 1965. Born in Krugersdorp on 12 June 1935, he played for Transvaal. With Abie Malan and Piet du Toit he formed one of the great Springbok front rows. He toured Britain and France in 1960–61 and Ireland and Scotland in 1965. He died on 21 January 2014.

Test history

19 tests · 0 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
13 Aug 1960New ZealandFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinLoose-head PropD 11–11Lions
27 Aug 1960New ZealandBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethLoose-head PropW 8–3Lions
03 Dec 1960WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffLoose-head PropW 3–0Lions
17 Dec 1960IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinLoose-head PropW 8–3Lions
07 Jan 1961EnglandTwickenham, LondonLoose-head PropW 5–0Lions
21 Jan 1961ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghLoose-head PropW 12–5Lions
18 Feb 1961FranceStade Olympique, Colombes, ParisLoose-head PropD 0–0Lions
13 May 1961IrelandNewlands, Cape TownLoose-head PropW 24–8Lions
05 Aug 1961AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgLoose-head PropW 28–3Lions
12 Aug 1961AustraliaBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethLoose-head PropW 23–11Lions
23 Jun 1962BritainEllis Park, JohannesburgLoose-head PropD 3–3Lions
21 Jul 1962BritainKings Park, DurbanLoose-head PropW 3–0Lions
04 Aug 1962BritainNewlands, Cape TownLoose-head PropW 8–3Lions
25 Aug 1962BritainFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinLoose-head PropW 34–14Lions
13 Jul 1963AustraliaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaLoose-head PropW 14–3Lions
10 Aug 1963AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownLoose-head PropL 5–9Lions
24 Aug 1963AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgLoose-head PropL 9–11Lions
10 Apr 1965IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinLoose-head PropL 6–9Lions
17 Apr 1965ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghLoose-head PropL 5–8Lions