Here’s a list of the known 1st XV players who are related to fairly well-known sportsmen of the past/present.
| # | SBR PLAYER’S NAME | SCHOOL | POS. | RELATION | RELATIVE’S NAME | RELATIVE’S ACHIEVEMENT | RELATIVE’S SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre-Hugo Venter | Grey College | Hooker | Father | Andre Venter | Springbok flank | Kroonstad (Blouskool) |
| 2 | Andrew Coxwell | St Andrew’s | Utility Back | Uncle | Henry Coxwell | Sharks flyhalf | Maritzburg College |
| 3 | Brahm van Straaten | Grey College | Flyhalf | Father | Braam van Straaten | Springbok flyhalf | Wonderboom |
| 4 | Conwill Conradie | Stellenberg | Scrumhalf | Father | Bolla Conradie | Springbok scrumhalf | Bellville South |
| 5 | Dandre Beukes | Grey College | Lock | Father | Joe Beukes | Free State lock | Sentraal (FS) |
| 6 | Guy Rushmere | St Andrew’s | Flyhalf | Uncle | Mark Rushmere | Proteas cricket batsman | Woodridge |
| 7 | Henry Tromp | Outeniqua | Prop | Father | Henry Tromp | Springbok hooker | Klerksdorp |
| 8 | Ian Patterson | SACS | Flank | Father | Andrew Patterson | Springbok hooker | Grey HS (PE) |
| 9 | Ian Small-Smith | Grey College | Wing | Brother | William Small-Smith | Free State wing | Grey College |
| 10 | Marc Michau | Grey HS | Flank | Father | Vlam Michau | Eastern Province batsman | Grey HS (PE) |
| 11 | Maynard Gouws | Outeniqua | Flank | Father | Jaco Gouws | Sharks loose-forward | Wessel Maree |
| 12 | Michael Teichmann | Hilton | Scrumhalf | Uncle | Gary Teichmann | Springbok No.8 | Hilton |
| 13 | Riaan Britz | Grey College | Fullback | Uncle | Gerrie Britz | Springbok flank | Grey College |
| 14 | Riis du Plessis | HJS Paarl BH | Fullback | Father | Carel du Plessis | Springbok wing | HJS Paarl BH |
| 15 | Robert Rodgers | Paul Roos | Prop | Father | Heinrich Rodgers | Springbok prop | Harrismith |
| 16 | Keune Kirkham | Helpmekaar | Scrumhalf | Father,Uncle | Tobie, Liaan Kirkham | FS scrumhalf/Tvl fullback | Welkom Gim/CBC Welkom |
| 17 | Brendon Kelbrick | Affies | Flank | Father | Henry Kelbrick | Blue Bulls prop | Affies |
| 18 | Tiaan Pretorius | Paul Roos | Wing | Cousin,Father | Kwagga Smith, Torros Pretorius | Springbok flank,Pumas flank | HTS Middelburg |
| 19 | Luke Burger | Paul Roos | Wing | Father,Uncle | Kobus, Schalk Burger Jnr | Springbok wing, flank | Paarl Gim |
| 20 | Lloyd Koster | St Andrew’s | Wing | Cousin,Father | Nick, Ralph Koster | Stormers flank, WP Cricketer | Bishops |
| 21 | Jared Kirsten | Grey HS | Wing | Father | Jaco Kirsten | Eastern Province hooker | Strand |
I’ve been able to add two more names thanks to more assistance.
Interestingly they will be facing each other on Saturday as opposite numbers.
@Falcon22: Or conversely how the kids of players with great hand eye co-ords, often end up with the same skills and in the same position as their parent (flyhalf / fullback). I think you could be right that at times there is a degree of bias, based on who the parent is, be it sporting, business success etc. Its great seeing ex boks kids coming through, but think there may often be undue pressure on them.
@Vyfster: Never say never. Bob Beamon se verspringrekord by die 1968 Spele was so fenomenaal dat een van sy mede-deelnemers gesê het, “you’ve destroyed this event” – van 27′ 4 3/4″ tot 29′ 2 1/2″ – los bo-oor 28′ in imperiale mate. Dit het baie lank gevat vir enige iemand om selfs net 28′ te spring, uiteindelik deur Mke Powell reggekry, wat ook na 23 jaar Beamon se rekord verbeter het na 29′ 4 1/4″ (8.95m) in 1991.
Ek dink egter nie daar is in 1968 al getoets vir middelgebruik nie, so ons sal nooit weet nie.
Just one question, if all those boys did not have well-known sports relatives, how many would not in fact be in the 1stXV?
@Vyfster: I’ll see your Marita Koch and raise the pot with Flo-Jo’s 100m and 200m records…which were also “aided” by a lot more than just a tail wind!
@Playa: yes, he is an prominent attorney, even councel for Bulldog lawyer Gerrie Nel
@Grizzly: ja, ek dink Wayde se 400m een van die grootste prestrasies ooit deur enige sportman in die Wereld.
Die record wat waarskynlik nooit gebreek gaan word nie, is Marita Koch se 47.6 in 400m Vroue in 1985
Sy was van Destydse Oos-Duitsland en het meer spiere as Swarcshenegger ….wat natuurlik alles verklaar…..
@tzavosky:
what a story!!!
@Smallies: @Grizzly: Frith vd Merwe het menige padwedlooprekords wat nog staan, waarvan haar Two Oceans en Comrades rekords van 3:30 en 5:54 onderskeidelik in 1989 10:1 die mees merkwaardigste is. As ek reg onthou, het sy daardie jaar, algeheel, in die top 10 van Oceans gekom!
o ok tx@Smallies: o ok tx
@boerboel: Hannes Marais
nee hy was selborne
@Smallies: ek dink dis ANDRE Vvvvvvvoooos
@boerboel: Daar is n oud Bok Kaptein wat ook van Gill af kom maar ek kan nie sy naam onthou nie
@Smallies: Willie du plessis em Michael ook dink ek
@odie15: nee praat oor die akgemeen ,gill het n rugby tradiesie wat die beste skole in die oos kaap rival,en alhoewel hulle klein is en nie mee4 so sterk is nieis daar baie trots en tradiesie daar,FA Meiring is onder andere n oud Gill man
@Smallies: yes no worries but Riis du Plessis father was kind of a Boishaaier!
@beet: Actually Grey Oom, I think, but I can’t recall that one.
@tzavosky: Talking about the name, one of the humorous encounters Oom Grey mentioned back on R365 was when his nephew (William) Small-Smith was involved in an on-field collision with I think it was a Boland player (Jermaine) Kleinschmidt.
@Playa: That’s him. Their uncle was a participant on this forum (or maybe it was on R365) when William was in matric.
BTW, there’s an interesting story behind the surname Small-Smith – it used to be Smith only in the distant past. Their grandfather was a car dealer in Bloemfontein and known as “Small” Smith, but customers got confused and assumed the surname was S-S and many cheques were issued to Mr S-S, which were refused by the bank. So eventually he solved this problem by officially changing his surname to S-S.
@Grizzly: zola bud het nog 2 rekords vanaf 1991 die myl,en 200m
@Grizzly: ja ek dink haar 5000 m staan nog
@Smallies: Ja,daai 100m van hom van ek dink 88 tot so iets Soos 15,en Yvette de Klerk van 90 tot 19
…Is daar Nie nog n rekord van Zola Budd wat staan Nie?5000m?Een rekord wat lank gaan staan is Wayde se 400m….niemand gaan hom ruik Nie…behalwe miskien hyself
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@Grizzly: ek dink jaco reinach en johan rossow se rekords was van die wat die langste gestaan het in sa atletiek
@Vyfster: 45.01…baie stadiger as huidige SA rekord van 43.03
…in my beskeie opinie saam Gary Player se 9 majors die beste deur SA sportman…
@Vyfster: The young Ian sure has some gas in him. Now it’s clear where he got it from.
Is their father the lawyer, Ian Small-Smith?
Ian Small-Smith is nie net broer van William nie
Sy pa, Ian was die 1ste o17 atleet in SA wat 400m in onder 46 s gehardloop het. Dink 45.98
Ek weet , ek moes pair keer in sy hakskene vaskyk.
Destyds was Senior SA record omtrent 45.06 , gehou deur oorlede Springbokvleuel Jaco Reinach, so dit was fantastiese prestasie……ongelukkig het Ian besering opgedoen voor SA’s en het Gerhard Barnard van Namibia die o17 title gewen, so ook 200, met nog ‘n Namibier Frankie Fredericks op sy hakke. Haastige manne gewees
Vir perspektief, vanjaar se o19 kampioe het 47.22 gehardloop
Ek dink nie, sovêr ek weet dat steve hofmeyer n sportman was nie? aprilgekke!!!!
Give Steve Hofmeyr a BELL’S!!!!!
What a machine!
And here I was thinking it was an April Fools thread.
@odie15: gill is een van daai oos kaap skole wat soveel tradiesie het…en n rugby pedigree wat van die bestes in die land rival
Steve was obviously not on top of his game in 2001/2.Just before Viagra came on the market?
@CharlesZA: I am sure Steve got it in more that that! Few non rugby boys elsewhere. Gill College has given decent gene pool to Western Cape!
Steve got 3 boys in same year group. Well done!