REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 585 · Lock

Kobus Wiese

Jakobus Johannes Wiese · Lions

18Tests
1Tries
6Tours
29Age at debut

Test career

199319941996

First test

26 Jun 1993, age 29 · Lock v France, Kings Park, Durban

Last test

15 Dec 1996, age 32 · Lock v Wales, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff

Biography

Kobus Wiese was a huge, physical Transvaal lock and a fine line-out jumper who played 18 Tests between 1993 and 1996 and lost only two. Born in Paarl on 16 May 1964, he started every match of the 1995 World Cup from the quarter-final on, including the win over New Zealand in the final.

Test history

18 tests · 5 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
26 Jun 1993FranceKings Park, DurbanLockD 20–20Lions
13 Apr 1995SamoaEllis Park, JohannesburgLockW 60–8Lions
30 May 1995RomaniaNewlands, Cape TownLockW 21–8Lions
03 Jun 1995CanadaBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethLockW 20–0Lions
10 Jun 1995SamoaEllis Park, JohannesburgLockW 42–14Lions
17 Jun 1995FranceKings Park, DurbanLockW 19–15Lions
24 Jun 1995New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgLockW 15–12Lions
02 Sep 1995WalesEllis Park, JohannesburgLockW 40–11Lions
12 Nov 1995ItalyOlympic Stadium, RomeLockW 40–21Lions
18 Nov 1995EnglandTwickenham, LondonLockW 24–14Lions
17 Aug 1996New ZealandKings Park, DurbanReserveL 19–23Lions
24 Aug 1996New ZealandLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaReserveL 26–33Lions
31 Aug 1996New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgLockW 32–22Lions
09 Nov 1996ArgentinaFerro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos AiresLockW 46–15Lions
16 Nov 1996ArgentinaFerro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos AiresLockW 44–21Lions
30 Nov 1996FranceParc Lescure, BordeauxLockW 22–12Lions
07 Dec 1996FranceParc des Princes, ParisLockW 13–12Lions
15 Dec 1996WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffLockW 37–20Lions