Springbok no. 457 · Loose-head Prop

Nic Bezuidenhout

Nicolaas Stephanus Erasmus Bezuidenhout · Blue Bulls

9Tests

0Tries

1Tours

21Age at debut

Test career

197219741977

First test

3 Jun 1972, age 21 · Loose-head Prop v England, Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Last test

27 Aug 1977, age 27 · Loose-head Prop v World Invitation, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Biography

Nic Bezuidenhout was a strong Northern Transvaal loose-head prop who played nine Tests between 1972 and 1977. Born in Delmas on 4 August 1950, he was criticised after a difficult debut against England at 21, but came back to win his place on merit. He toured France in 1974 and played his last Test against the World Invitation XV in 1977.

Test history

9 tests · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
03 Jun 1972	England	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Loose-head Prop	L 9–18	Blue Bulls
22 Jun 1974	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loose-head Prop	L 9–28	Blue Bulls
13 Jul 1974	Britain	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Loose-head Prop	L 9–26	Blue Bulls
27 Jul 1974	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Loose-head Prop	D 13–13	Blue Bulls
23 Nov 1974	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Loose-head Prop	W 13–4	Blue Bulls
30 Nov 1974	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Loose-head Prop	W 10–8	Blue Bulls
21 Jun 1975	France	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Loose-head Prop	W 38–25	Blue Bulls
28 Jun 1975	France	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loose-head Prop	W 33–18	Blue Bulls
27 Aug 1977	World Invitation	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loose-head Prop	W 45–24	Blue Bulls