Springbok Rugby World Cup-winning lock Kobus Wiese has called the red card issued to England loose forward Tom Curry a “joke”. Photo: SA Rugby website
HO de Villiers | Kobus Wiese: ‘A big tree has fallen’
Springbok great Kobus Wiese has paid tribute to a fellow legend of South African rugby, “HO” de Villiers, who died on Sunday, 20 February.
Springbok Rugby World Cup-winning lock Kobus Wiese has called the red card issued to England loose forward Tom Curry a “joke”. Photo: SA Rugby website
Springbok great Kobus Wiese has paid tribute to a fellow legend of South African rugby, Henry Oswald “HO” de Villiers, who died on Sunday, 20 February.
He was 76.
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Wiese, who played 18 Tests for the Springboks, including the famous 1995 Rugby World Cup final against the All Blacks at Ellis Park, took to Twitter to write: “Another big tree has fallen, rest in peach Oom HO de Villiers????A true gentleman, brilliant player and true scholar of the game????????”
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De Villiers was born in Johannesburg and schooled at Dale College in the Eastern Cape.
After school he moved to Western Province to do his military training and in 1965 he joined the UCT RFC and was soon selected for the Ikeys first team.
He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province that same year.
HO de Villiers played 14 Tests for South Africa
He made his Springbok debut against France at Kings Park in Durban in 1967, scoring 11 points in the match.
De Villiers played his 14th and final Test in 1970 against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park.
He also played in 15 tour matches and scored a total of 54 points.
As reported by The South African website last March, De Villiers underwent surgery to remove a brain tumour.
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The South African website would like to extend its deepest condolences to the family and friends of HO de Villiers.
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