Gawie_Visagie
Gawie Visagie
South African rugby union footballer
Gabriël Pieter 'Gawie' Visagie (31 March 1955 – 19 November 2014) was a South African rugby union footballer.[1]
| Birth name | Gabriël Pieter Visagie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 March 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vereeniging, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 November 2014(2014-11-19) (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | HTS Kimberley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Piet Visagie (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Janet Visagie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Morne Visagie and Jayde Visagie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Visagie was born in Vereeniging, Gauteng, but finished his schooling in Kimberley in the Northern Cape at HTS Kimberley and was selected to represent Griqualand West at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1973. In 1974 he moved to Pretoria for his two years of National service and played for the Northern Transvaal under–20 team. In 1976 he was back in the Northern Cape to work at the Associated Manganese Mines of South Africa Limited (AMMOSAL), now called Assmang Proprietary Limited. Visagie made his Provincial debut for Griqualand West in 1977 and played 39 games for the union.
In 1981 Visagie re-located to Natal and played for Natal until 1985. He was also part of the team that unexpectedly reaches the Currie Cup Final in 1984. Visagie toured with the Springboks to New Zealand in 1981. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks, but played in three tour matches, scoring two tries.[2]
Visagie, along with Darius Botha, Willie du Plessis, Doug Jeffrey and Andre Markgraaff, was named one of the five SA Rugby Young players of the year for 1979.[3]
Visagie died on the 19th of November 2014 after a long battle with cancer.[4]
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 530
- "Gawie Visagie". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- Van der Merwe, F. J. G. (Floris J. G.), 1951- (2007). Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006. Stellenbosch: SUN Press. p. 128. ISBN 9781920109790. OCLC 190836768.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Grieb, Eddie; Heath, Duane (2016). South African Rugby Annual 2016. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 24. ISBN 978-0620692908. OCLC 957740131.
- "Sharks saddened by Visagie's death". Sport. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2019.