John Wessels (rugby union)
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Full nameJohanses Wilhelmus Wessels
Born14 May 1935
Van Stadensrus, South Africa
Died22 January 2006 (aged 70)
Position(s)
Hooker
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Johannes Wilhelmus Wessels (14 May 1935 – 22 January 2006) was a South African international rugby union player.
Wessels was born in Van Stadensrus and educated at Grey College.[1]
A hooker, Wessels represented Orange Free State and earned Springboks representative honours on their 1965 tour of Scotland and Ireland.[2] The short tour included two Test matches, which Wessels both missed, instead wearing Springboks colours for fixtures against Combined Universities and Scottish Districts.[3]
Wessels married national netball player Sussie Esterhuizen.[4]