REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 408 · Right Wing

Syd Nomis

Sydney Harold Nomis · Lions

25Tests
6Tries
4Tours
25Age at debut

Test career

196719691972

First test

12 Aug 1967, age 25 · Outside Centre v France, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

3 Jun 1972, age 30 · Right Wing v England, Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Biography

Syd Nomis was a fast, agile back who played 25 Tests between 1967 and 1972, on the wing and at centre. Born in Johannesburg on 15 November 1941, he played for Transvaal.

He scored six Test tries, including a famous scrambling try against France in 1968, two against Australia in 1969, and one in the 17–6 win over New Zealand in 1970. He toured France in 1968, Britain in 1969–70 and Australia in 1971. He died on 16 June 2018.

Test history

25 tests · 18 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
12 Aug 1967FranceNewlands, Cape TownOutside CentreD 6–6Lions
08 Jun 1968BritainLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaOutside CentreW 25–20Lions
22 Jun 1968BritainBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethOutside CentreD 6–6Lions
13 Jul 1968BritainNewlands, Cape TownLeft WingW 11–6Lions
27 Jul 1968BritainEllis Park, JohannesburgLeft WingW 19–6Lions
09 Nov 1968FranceParc Lescure, BordeauxLeft WingW 12–9Lions
16 Nov 1968FranceStade Olympique, Colombes, ParisLeft WingW 16–11Lions
02 Aug 1969AustraliaEllis Park, JohannesburgLeft WingW 30–11Lions
16 Aug 1969AustraliaKings Park, DurbanLeft WingW 16–9Lions
06 Sep 1969AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownLeft WingW 11–3Lions
20 Sep 1969AustraliaFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinLeft WingW 19–8Lions
06 Dec 1969ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghRight WingL 3–6Lions
20 Dec 1969EnglandTwickenham, LondonRight WingL 8–11Lions
10 Jan 1970IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinRight WingD 8–8Lions
24 Jan 1970WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffRight WingD 6–6Lions
25 Jul 1970New ZealandLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaRight WingW 17–6Lions
08 Aug 1970New ZealandNewlands, Cape TownRight WingL 8–9Lions
29 Aug 1970New ZealandBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethRight WingW 14–3Lions
12 Sep 1970New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgRight WingW 20–17Lions
12 Jun 1971FranceFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinRight WingW 22–9Lions
19 Jun 1971FranceKings Park, DurbanRight WingD 8–8Lions
17 Jul 1971AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyRight WingW 19–11Lions
31 Jul 1971AustraliaBrisbane Exhibition Ground, BrisbaneRight WingW 14–6Lions
07 Aug 1971AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyRight WingW 18–6Lions
03 Jun 1972EnglandEllis Park, JohannesburgRight WingL 9–18Lions