Salty du Rand

Salty du Rand

du Rand in New Zealand in 1956
Birth name	Jacobus Abraham du Rand
Date of birth	16 January 1926 (1926-01-16)[1]
Place of birth	Hofmeyr, Union of South Africa
Date of death	27 February 1979(1979-02-27) (aged 53)
Place of death	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
School	Cradock High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Lock, Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Maties () Pretoria RFC () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–1948 Western Province () 1949–1952 Rhodesia () 1953–1956 Northern Transvaal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1949–1956 South Africa 21 (12)

Jacobus Abraham du Rand (better known as Salty du Rand) (16 January 1926 – 27 February 1979) was a former South African rugby union footballer. He played numerous times for South Africa, including on their 1951–52 Grand Slam tour of Europe, as well as captaining them once against the All Blacks.^[2]