Springbok no. 438 · Eighthman
Albie Bates
Albert Jacobus Bates · W-Tvl, Blue Bulls
4Tests
0Tries
2Tours
28Age at debut
Test career
196919701972
First test
20 Dec 1969, age 28 · Flank v England, Twickenham, London
Last test
3 Jun 1972, age 31 · Eighthman v England, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Biography
Albie Bates was a tall loose forward who played four Tests: two against England, in 1969 and 1972, and two against New Zealand in 1970. Born in Germiston on 18 April 1941, he played for Western Transvaal and Northern Transvaal and worked on the Rustenburg platinum mines. He toured Britain in 1969–70 and Australia in 1971. He died on 26 October 2021.
Test history
4 tests · 0 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1969 |  England | Twickenham, London | Flank | L 8–11 | W-Tvl |
| 25 Jul 1970 |  New Zealand | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Eighthman | W 17–6 | W-Tvl |
| 08 Aug 1970 | New Zealand | Newlands, Cape Town | Eighthman | L 8–9 | W-Tvl |
| 03 Jun 1972 | England | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Eighthman | L 9–18 | Blue Bulls |