REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 468 · Scrumhalf

Paul Bayvel

Paul Campbell Robertson Bayvel · Lions

10Tests
0Tries
1Tours
25Age at debut

Test career

197419751976

First test

22 Jun 1974, age 25 · Scrumhalf v Britain, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Last test

18 Sep 1976, age 27 · Scrumhalf v New Zealand, Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Biography

Paul Bayvel was a Transvaal scrumhalf who played ten Tests between 1974 and 1976, including all four of the 1976 series win over the All Blacks. Born in Johannesburg on 28 March 1949 and educated at Parktown Boys’ High, he had a fine partnership with flyhalf Gerald Bosch. He toured France in 1974. He died on 14 April 2020.

Test history

10 tests · 0 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
22 Jun 1974BritainLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaScrumhalfL 9–28Lions
27 Jul 1974BritainEllis Park, JohannesburgScrumhalfD 13–13Lions
23 Nov 1974FranceStade Municipal, ToulouseScrumhalfW 13–4Lions
30 Nov 1974FranceParc des Princes, ParisScrumhalfW 10–8Lions
21 Jun 1975FranceFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinScrumhalfW 38–25Lions
28 Jun 1975FranceLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaScrumhalfW 33–18Lions
24 Jul 1976New ZealandKings Park, DurbanScrumhalfW 16–7Lions
14 Aug 1976New ZealandFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinScrumhalfL 9–15Lions
04 Sep 1976New ZealandNewlands, Cape TownScrumhalfW 15–10Lions
18 Sep 1976New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgScrumhalfW 15–14Lions