REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 509 · Hooker

Willie Kahts

Wilhelm Julius Heinrich Kahts · Blue Bulls

11Tests
1Tries
2Tours
33Age at debut

Test career

198019811982

First test

31 May 1980, age 33 · Hooker v Britain, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

3 Apr 1982, age 35 · Hooker v South America, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Biography

Willie Kahts was a Northern Transvaal hooker who played 11 Tests between 1980 and 1982 and lost only one. Born in Pretoria on 20 February 1947, he made his debut at 33 and scored a try against France in 1980. He was a teacher for 35 years, ten of them as principal of Hoërskool Langenhoven in Pretoria.

Test history

11 tests · 4 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
31 May 1980BritainNewlands, Cape TownHookerW 26–22Blue Bulls
14 Jun 1980BritainFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinHookerW 26–19Blue Bulls
28 Jun 1980BritainBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethHookerW 12–10Blue Bulls
18 Oct 1980South AmericaWanderers Club, MontevideoHookerW 22–13Blue Bulls
25 Oct 1980South AmericaPrince of Wales Country Club, SantiagoHookerW 30–16Blue Bulls
08 Nov 1980FranceLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaHookerW 37–15Blue Bulls
30 May 1981IrelandNewlands, Cape TownHookerW 23–15Blue Bulls
06 Jun 1981IrelandKings Park, DurbanHookerW 12–10Blue Bulls
29 Aug 1981New ZealandAthletic Park, WellingtonHookerW 24–12Blue Bulls
27 Mar 1982South AmericaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaHookerW 50–18Blue Bulls
03 Apr 1982South AmericaFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinHookerL 12–21Blue Bulls