REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 421 · Hooker

Gys Pitzer

Gysbertus Pitzer · Blue Bulls

12Tests
0Tries
2Tours
28Age at debut

Test career

196719681969

First test

15 Jul 1967, age 28 · Hooker v France, Kings Park, Durban

Last test

20 Sep 1969, age 30 · Hooker v Australia, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Biography

Gys Pitzer was a Northern Transvaal hooker who played 12 Tests between 1967 and 1969 and lost only one. Born in Louis Trichardt on 8 July 1939, he worked as an electrical contractor. He hooked in all four Tests of the 1968 series win over the British Isles and toured France in 1968 and Britain in 1969–70. He died on 18 April 2025.

Test history

12 tests · 0 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
15 Jul 1967FranceKings Park, DurbanHookerW 26–3Blue Bulls
22 Jul 1967FranceFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinHookerW 16–3Blue Bulls
29 Jul 1967FranceEllis Park, JohannesburgHookerL 14–19Blue Bulls
12 Aug 1967FranceNewlands, Cape TownHookerD 6–6Blue Bulls
08 Jun 1968BritainLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaHookerW 25–20Blue Bulls
22 Jun 1968BritainBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethHookerD 6–6Blue Bulls
13 Jul 1968BritainNewlands, Cape TownHookerW 11–6Blue Bulls
27 Jul 1968BritainEllis Park, JohannesburgHookerW 19–6Blue Bulls
09 Nov 1968FranceParc Lescure, BordeauxHookerW 12–9Blue Bulls
16 Nov 1968FranceStade Olympique, Colombes, ParisHookerW 16–11Blue Bulls
06 Sep 1969AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownHookerW 11–3Blue Bulls
20 Sep 1969AustraliaFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinHookerW 19–8Blue Bulls