Haas Schoeman
South African rugby union player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johan "Haas" Schoeman (15 March 1940 – 1 January 2006) was a South African international rugby union player.[1]
Full nameJohan Schoeman
Born15 March 1940
Prince Albert, South Africa
Died1 January 2006 (aged 65)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Full name | Johan Schoeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1940 Prince Albert, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 2006 (aged 65) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88.5 kg (195 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schoeman was born in Prince Albert and attended Paarl Boys' High School.[2]
A flanker, Schoeman started out in the under 19s at Stellenbosch University in 1959 and made his representative debut for Western Province three years later. He was capped seven times for the Springboks, debuting in a home series against the touring 1963 Wallabies. In 1965, Schoeman undertook two tours with the Springboks, to Europe and Oceania.[3]
Schoeman was employed by an accountancy firm in Cape Town.[2]