REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 370 · Scrumhalf

Piet Uys

Pieter de Waal Uys · Blue Bulls

12Tests
0Tries
2Tours
22Age at debut

Test career

196019641969

First test

3 Dec 1960, age 22 · Scrumhalf v Wales, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff

Last test

16 Aug 1969, age 31 · Scrumhalf v Australia, Kings Park, Durban

Biography

Piet Uys was a police detective and a scrumhalf with an excellent pass who played 12 Tests and lost only one. Born in Paarl on 10 December 1937, he played for Pretoria Police and Northern Transvaal.

He played against all four home nations on the 1960–61 tour, all wins. He recovered from a serious car accident and returned to Test rugby, touring France in 1968 and playing his last Test against Australia in 1969. He died on 12 December 2009.

Test history

12 tests · 0 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
03 Dec 1960WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffScrumhalfW 3–0Blue Bulls
07 Jan 1961EnglandTwickenham, LondonScrumhalfW 5–0Blue Bulls
21 Jan 1961ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghScrumhalfW 12–5Blue Bulls
13 May 1961IrelandNewlands, Cape TownScrumhalfW 24–8Blue Bulls
05 Aug 1961AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgScrumhalfW 28–3Blue Bulls
12 Aug 1961AustraliaBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethScrumhalfW 23–11Blue Bulls
23 Jun 1962BritainEllis Park, JohannesburgScrumhalfD 3–3Blue Bulls
25 Aug 1962BritainFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinScrumhalfW 34–14Blue Bulls
13 Jul 1963AustraliaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaScrumhalfW 14–3Blue Bulls
10 Aug 1963AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownScrumhalfL 5–9Blue Bulls
02 Aug 1969AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgReserveW 30–11Blue Bulls
16 Aug 1969AustraliaKings Park, DurbanScrumhalfW 16–9Blue Bulls