Springbok no. 449 · Loose-head Prop

Sakkie Sauermann

Johannes Theodorus Sauermann · Lions

5Tests

0Tries

1Tours

26Age at debut

Test career

197119721974

First test

12 Jun 1971, age 26 · Loose-head Prop v France, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Last test

8 Jun 1974, age 29 · Loose-head Prop v Britain, Newlands, Cape Town

Biography

Sakkie Sauermann was a Transvaal prop who played five Tests between 1971 and 1974. Born in Alberton on 16 November 1944, he scored the late try that earned Transvaal a share of the 1971 Currie Cup. He toured Australia in 1971. He later farmed along the Olifants River. He died on 13 June 2014.

Test history

5 tests · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
12 Jun 1971	France	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Loose-head Prop	W 22–9	Lions
19 Jun 1971	France	Kings Park, Durban	Loose-head Prop	D 8–8	Lions
17 Jul 1971	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Loose-head Prop	W 19–11	Lions
03 Jun 1972	England	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	L 9–18	Lions
08 Jun 1974	Britain	Newlands, Cape Town	Loose-head Prop	L 3–12	Lions